I said that most people do not articulate such things to me. How does that make for any sort of “incredibly judgmental, presumptive, and insulting generalization”? My point was the opposite - that rather than me generalizing about others, I know about them only what they can be bothered to explain. Unfortunately - that’s not much.
Didn’t I just explain that I was not discussing “placing” people anywhere? I don’t know where you keep getting this idea from, but it is not reflected in anything I’ve said. And where did I say that I think people should live some certain way? What I did say is that there are often conflicts between people’s stated goals, and what they are willing to do to actually help. If they really desire more housing and/or cheaper housing, there are ways to achieve that.
I have been homeless several times, and I have improvised shelter for myself and others. I advocate for the right of homeless people to be homeless if they choose. And I advocate for communities to be more practical about building shelters, if they choose. How society works is simply the result of the choices we make. The difference between my solutions and most others I find is that mine are more at an “urban planning” level. If you are running a city, you operate it around the obvious idea that it will have residents, inhabitants who need things to survive. Survival needs are central, not an afterthought which gets shoehorned in if the remaining budget allows it. If cities prioritize frivolous things instead of survival, then people will suffer - NOT because I said so, or because I think they should do anything differently - I am simply pointing out a cause and effect relationship. IF cities think that creating jobs and commerce are more important than affordable housing, then they will have a population of homeless people. Regardless of what they, you, or I think would be preferable.
The key is not for cities to do what I want, but for them to reduce the conflict between what they say they want, and what they actually do. I won’t tell anybody what their goals should be, but I can tell them whether or not I think their actions can possibly achieve the goals they profess to have.
If my ideas are so awful, then certainly feel free to contribute some of yours or others which you find more agreeable.
