just wondering

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    12 hours ago

    Housed people buy drugs and alcohol. Unhoused people buy drugs and alcohol.

    Why is it so much more evil for the latter?

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      10 hours ago

      Some nuance - nobody is freely giving housed folks money to buy drugs and alcohol either.

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        9 hours ago

        I’ve received gift cards to liquor stores before.

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          9 hours ago

          That’s cool! I’m willing to bet that’s outside of the norm for most folks. If y’all want to prove me wrong I’ll happily provide a venmo ;)

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        11 hours ago

        You sit outside on a cold street with just a blanket at 3am when your life has fucking disintegrated and tell me alcohol and drugs are pointless, you daftie

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          10 hours ago

          I didn’t say that doing drugs is pointless. Assisting homeless people buying drugs IS, because it does the opposite of helping to get out of that situation, which is the point.