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Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates. Behind Every Self-Made Billionaire is a Father with Money (mohaboelez.medium.com)

submitted 11 months ago by Aboel3z to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I know a lot of talented hardworking homeless people. Many of them work harder than I do and I make 6 figures. We're not in a meritocracy, we're all one misstep or accident away from being disabled and on the streets regardless of skill or work ethic.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It's worth remembering that once you get to the street, you now live in a combat zone that will cause PTSD along with a host of other psychological issues.

Housing first initiatives are the cheapest option we have. Once society stops creating new psychological disorders in their homeless population, then the formerly homeless can move out of survival mode, and actually address their many other problems*.

*Provided of course that one can actually afford to thrive on a single income regardless of the job one takes.