I’m pretty well educated on marxist theory already, but I’ll always take more book recommendations!

100% homie.

And if we don’t get it?

SHUT IT DOWN

Sure I’ll think about them, as soon as they cede all their wealth and give their companies to the workers.

Fucking yikes dude.

Experiencing homelessness leads to a better understanding of homelessness

I 100% agree with you that lived experience is a necessity to finding an answer, but it’s unrealistic to expect only people with that experience to produce solutions.

anything you have to contribute on the topic is about as effective as donating to a scam artist

What was it you were saying about lived experience? Well you’ve never lived my life. I can see the precarity of homelessness myself. I’m in a place that’s forced to make plans in case I have nothing. I’m also building an organizing committee for my union local to address homelessness in my community. I’ll make sure to tell everyone that attends our moneyless winter clothing swap that even though I’m there and planned it, I’m actually a con artist.

Getting through all of those conditions requires huge amounts of money, as I’m sure you know. There probably are some folks that prefer homelessness, but it’s a tiny minority and likely due to a situation where apartments don’t work and they couldn’t afford a house.

I don’t need to experience homelessness to have compassion and a vision for a better world.

I managed to turn every fist fight I had into a highschool friendship. Granted, my graduating class was about 40 people and most of my bullies were also athletic teammates so it was pretty easy to turn that tension into something positive.

Most people isn’t good enough. Homeless people exist and underpin the entire concept of inequity with capitalism. The only thing they did was not have money.

God damn loch ness monster!

I’m trying to understand why you seem to think that socialism is a fantasy. In my experience, it’s usually a rebuttal about getting paid.

Do you think that people only do things for money?

They already have lists. The only hope we have is to stand together in solidarity as the working class against the billionaire capitalists entering power.

He only thinks something is based when poor people die.

On behalf of the mathematically challenged:

That’s not what put the nail in the coffin though, it was unions threatening a general strike that ended the order

Who knows maybe this will bring about some positive policy changes?

Policy change: only people with a net value of $500M can own guns

Just wait until they try heating the raw milk in a pressurized container at 200° F

P2E is union made too, if you need any other reasons

I’m friends with most people I meet. There are only a few friends that I’m comfortable with in all circumstances, however.

I’m friends with my coworkers and enjoy their company at work. It’s very different if I were to be invited somewhere outside of work, and is very contextual. Meeting because of our union? Absolutely. Meeting just to hang? Let me get back to you in 6 weeks. Meeting for beers? You said the magic words, see you in the bar 5:30 sharp.

I’d say that unless you absolutely need to upgrade, don’t do it and set it aside to save the money. Money is going to get very tight soon for a lot of essential goods, so having it ready is a good idea for prep. If you never need to dip into it and manage to save some, then it’s possible that you can upgrade later.