I think people use the word dystopian way too flippantly.... this. This is dystopian.

@toddmorningstar4206

21 күн бұрын

I think you've gotten used to the dystopian developments we've been living in for some time now up to the point that your standards for what qualifies have increased.

@LynIsALilADHD

21 күн бұрын

@toddmorningstar4206 that's a pretty fair point.... but like.... I've lived as an American in extreme poverty for a while now... thats bound to fck a persons head all around....🤷‍♀️

@Reed5016

21 күн бұрын

@@toddmorningstar4206100%.

@rambysophistry1220

21 күн бұрын

@@LynIsALilADHD I don't disagree that your condition will screw with your perception of normal, but as someone else living in extreme poverty, I am gonna say, people don't use dystopian nearly enough and don't respond in the way that dystopian conditions demand often enough.

@LynIsALilADHD

21 күн бұрын

@rambysophistry1220 idk. There's just something about criminalizing ones right to exist if they don't have a house that feels like it's in need of a pretty significant word to illustrate the legit change that has just happened in our country. Dystopian is used so frequently it just feels like it's the only word yet it doesn't really have any umph anymore...

when i was living in my car i was woke up by piggy patrols on more than one occasion to be told that i can sleep in my car in my home town i just told them i live here

@bloodqueef4147

11 күн бұрын

Yeah but when quirky white girls live in their cars and document their lives on TikTok it's okay

I'm Gen Z, and I have no future in the USA.

@PatThePerson

20 күн бұрын

@@firestarplays hell as a millennial I missed out on anything. Can’t even afford an apartment I need to rent a room to get by. You need to make crazy amounts of money to be able to live. There’s this crazy KZread channel by a guy named Michael b and he talks about how people can’t afford shit and the economy is shit but then tells you to pay off your debt. Ya with what money? Monopoly money or the money I use to keep a roof over my head?

My city had the largest tent city in the state about a year ago. Our previous mayor was elected with promises to fix homelessness, but later infanously said she didnt have the "bandwidth" to deal with it. So she waited until 500 people moved to a vacate plot set aside for a new future freeway, and then let the county sheriff force all of them to move somewhere else. Only recently, we got a new shelter, but the shelter is in an industrial area with no sidewalks. Now even thar shelter is closing. All the shleters around here are run by religious institutions, so somebody who isnt that religion or is atheist will forced to either listen to it, or stay homeless. My city built slanted slabs into the bridge's seats because homeless people were sleeping on them. They put spikes on the walls so they can's sit. They put fences under overpasses, making crissing impossible for regular pedestrians. All they had to do was build more housing and services, but our government would rather spend MORE money to ... not do anything.

We cannot be blamed for what we may have to do if we cannot rely on the law for justice and stability.

I cannot fully express how comforting it is to hear someone else say how screwed we are. I am around so many people who are so high on copium they can't see the threat right in front of them, like the "Dot and Bubble" episode from the new Doctor Who series. I try to explain to my coworkers why I am so anxious all the time right now and they just keep telling me it will get better. GETTING BETTER EVENTUALLY DOESN'T CHANGE WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW!

@jedimaster_abby

21 күн бұрын

That being said, my work background is telecom and electronic security. I know my way around various boom sticks and pokey sticks. And my slight-of-hand is quite nice. When push comes to shove, I can make sure me and mine are taken care of.

I've also been struggling with that crushing "what the hell do we do" feeling. The only thing that's giving me hope right now is something drag queen Patti Gonia said: "Institutions will always fail us, but community is where we hold power."

I've never understood how being homeless was illegal. Most cities don't have any patience or support for you. FFS how is being alive and struggling a crime???

The current economic system requires at least a 3% unemployment rate to prevent runaway inflation. Criminalising a homeless population lies in direct opposition to an essential component of the very system that creates them. It's absolutely monstrous.

@triangleunderstander

21 күн бұрын

If they don't ever realize how to keep capitalism healthy, that's good in the long-term for working class consciousness and solidarity. Make us rely on each other, protect each other from this. To be clear, that is what we must all do.

@amelliamendel2227

21 күн бұрын

Oh yeah, and with 3% only unemployment, Trumpers think we're suddenly going to make everything in the USA 😂😂😂

"If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so." -- Thomas Jefferson "One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust." -- MLK Jr "nam mihi lex esse non videtur, quae justa non fuerit." ("for I think a law that is not just, is not actually a law") St Augustine.

I live in an area with a pretty large homeless population. As citizens, our mercy can only fix so much, and this just pushes the problem harder in the wrong direction.

As someone who grew up in the 80s and remembers all the dystopian sci-fi, it's frustrating. The warnings have been there for decades, and all anyone ever wants to do is turn a blind eye and pretend it's all fiction. There has been a push for a peaceful left wing revolution for years now, and every time it gets shut down by liberals(often with hypocritical hostility). And now they want to blame everyone but themselves for ignoring the issues. I don't know what the right move is either. What I do know is whether or not we've been trying to make a difference, us older gens owe the younger ones a massive apology for continually passing the buck. Now a whole new generation is going to have bear the burden of it.

Or homeless shelters are set up nowhere near a bus stop. I'm technically homeless, but between family and friends I have temporary places to stay so I won't end up in a shelter. I have PTSD from severe peer abuse and 90% was from girls. Even as an adult I'm afraid of large groups of women I don't know. And as a trans man, I guarantee they'll place me in a women's shelter. So I'll be in a place full of PTSD triggers as a passing man.

Thats how you survive its not fear , its situational awareness.. the best thing about Non complicated tool making , is their extremly reliable and can be used in defense .. bow , and flint , and hand axe are tools 1st and defensive as well. They don't get gunked up by loss of oil and miss firing , and you can readly find more resources to make new ones . Kinda not the same situation of fire arms in such a case.

Not to mention that queer youth are more likely to be homeless, often from family rejection. It’s multipurpose bigotry here.

That report is one of the reasons why I'm going to try to learn to sew well (not just basics) within the next couple of years. It feels like I'm already 10 years late and I'm not going to be able to keep up.

Thats one of the points check out survivalists books on urban and rual survival and use desert lands. The reality is , our existence is debatable to them while theirs is uncontested privilege.

Live to work. A good citizen is quiet.

Dystopia.

10:08 'at a certain point just going about your daily life is gonna involve committing crimes' is so real. for the past year ive been taking the bus as my main mode of transportation and cash as my main form of payment, and since i look young i exclusively pay the 'youth' fares or not at all. for 8 months i took the bus 2-3 hours each way every day to get to work, taking 2 buses im my hometown, 1 regional bus to cross a river, and 2 trains to get there. in my hometown they didnt give out tickets after you paid, meaning you had no way of 'proving' you paid for the earlier in cash so you would need to pay again. the regional bus is twice the cost of a normal fare and you have to pay it, you cant use a normal fare. then you pay for a fare that lasts for 2 and a half hours. since my work naturally lasted longer, it would mean if i were doing it the 'right' way, i would have to pay all over again. in total this would be 7 dollars to get one way, 7 dollars back, if i properly paid every adult fare. instead, i skipped all fares except regional, and hid the printing time on the ticket when taking the regional bus back several hours later, costing me $1.25 a day instead not only is this horrible, it gets worse! normally an adult bus fare is $2.50, but recently it was changed to smth like $2.70. not only is this more expensive for no reason, it is so obviously directly affecting the people with lowest access to technology who only use cash. 2.50 you can just carry around quarters, but 2.70? actually impossible. its disgusting, especially counting that its more expensive to have bus fares and hire bus cops than it is to literally just make the bus free for everyone i was not and still cannot afford to pay proper bus fares because of the genuine evil of it all, so my life consists of constantly being wary of bus cops who could throw me out or have me excluded or fine me

My plan is that if things get too bad to live I'll just off myself. I don't think I could ever hunt or fish or survive because I have autism... Hard enough for me to deal with food and hygiene and shit with modern conveniences :/. I have to have hope things will improve cause I don't have any ability to prepare for the worst scenario.

Just gonna put this here in case anyone cares, thnx. In the USA there's: 129 million occupied single-family homes or 1 home for every 2.56 Americans Owns at least 1 firearm: 82,880,000 or 1 in every 3.99 *adults Under 18: 72,812,036 or 1 in every 4.55 Live in a condo or HOA: 74,500,000 or 1 in every 4.45 High School Diploma: 71,400,000 or 1 in every 4.64 *adults Bachelor's degree: 58,650,000 or 1 in every 5.64 Over 65: 57,500,000 or 1 in every 5.75 Fully Remote Workers: 46,368,000 or 1 in every 7.14 Rent: 44,500,000 or 1 in every 7.45 Disabled Americans: 42,500,000 or 1 in every 7.80 Below the poverty level: 37,900,000 or 1 in every 8.75 Makes $100,000+ /year: 33,510,143 or 1 in every 9.89 No Diploma or GED: 23,310,000 or 1 in every 14.19 *adults Millionaires: 21,500,000 or 1 in every 15.41 Veterans: 18,600,000 or 1 in every 17.74 Identifies LGBTQ+: 18,576,000 or 1 in every 17.85 *adults Hearing impaired: 16,000,000 In a Union: 14,400,000 or 1 in every 23 PhD/Doctorate grads: 6,620,000 or 1 in every 50 Unemployed: variable but fits here Has a current CDL: 3,540,000 or 1 in every 93.79 Annual death rate USA: varies range 1 in every 96-114 USA Federal workforce: 2,950,000 or 1 in every 112.27 Incarcerated: 1,900,000 or 1 in every 174.32 Making minimum wage: 1,610,000 or 1 in every 205.89 Transgender: 1,600,000 or 1 in every 207 LEO, Corrections: 924,326 or 1 in every 358 In one of the 20K gangs: 772,000 or 1 in every 428.03 USA homeless population: 653,100 or 1 in every 506.20 In Foster care: 391,098 or 1 in every 846.21 Living on the street: 261,240 or 1 in every 1,265.70 Billionaires: 736 or 1 in every 449,729.35 SNAP Household: 21,600,000 or 1 in every 5.72 households * I worked hard on this, these numbers are from 2020 - 24, all came from government sources and all are the most recent numbers I could get a hold of when I made this list in January so some numbers are from 2020 because that's the last time X gov agency released numbers so I wouldn't count on 100% accuracy but it's generally accurate, Also I'm not updating it every time there is a new number like I said I made the list in January so there could be a significant difference in unemployment etc. The point of the project was to understand some of the demographics in America generally and I think it serves that purpose.

I feel the same shock and outrage that you do about this, and i cannot believe that people in your country are not marching down to the Supreme Court with pitchforks at this point.

@LuxanderReal

19 күн бұрын

We were protesting outside their homes and then that was made illegal and we were labeled terrorists for it

@CaptainCanuck74

19 күн бұрын

@@LuxanderReal If anything is "literally Kafkaesque," it's that. Good luck down there.

Things are horrible all around and the laws are in businesses favor. I've had electricity out in half my apartment for over a month and I've been told they're going to fix it eventually, and sure I could try to go to court and break my lease and look for a new place, but the burden of that while trying to go back to school, study, and work is overwhelming. The whole system is rigged for profit.

Cop: You’re under arrest Homeless: oh nice Cop: not really I’m taking your ass to jail Homeless: like I said oh nice

Where is our humanity? I’m so sick of this attitude on people that have basically nothing and to add insult to injury you’re arrested, found guilty, your ability to start over with a criminal history is hindered. It’s almost like they want to make people indentured servants again.

COME TO WASHINGTON STATE!

@cherryfroggo

21 күн бұрын

And OREGON 🌲 These states are safe and we will resist if it comes to it

@jcgreeley

21 күн бұрын

Definitely western Washington not anywhere in eastern Washington. I live in eastern Washington and it definitely a much different and hateful MAGA filled region. There are decent people here but much more are not. I would leave but I can’t afford to.

I Am a Trans Female, and I Dress Gender Neutral. I Wear Women's Pants and T-shirts, mainly because it is more Comfortable

It's property speculation. A place to sleep has become a luxury

@PatThePerson

20 күн бұрын

People are more saying on Facebook and the like “if you can’t afford a place to live, get a better job and learn something” People literally think having a roof over your head is a luxary

@nataliewood8930

20 күн бұрын

@@PatThePerson yeah my boomer father used to say the same thing until he got hurt at work and lost his job had to cash out his 401k and sell his house and truck just to pay off his credit and medical bills now he doesn't say any of that because he's a welfare case now in a tiny run down apartment. I don't rub it in his face but I bet that crow tastes pretty bad

turrurism sounding p great these days

trying to argue about this shit with my mom, but she just doesn't care. it's always been our arguing point. she's a liberal (i guess) and she's the type that would rather have them dead than alive. she thinks they're all drug users that are high all the time and shit on the street. we live in the south bay area, so the housing crisis and affordability crisis is really bad. she mostly talks about san francisco and where we live. it's so frustrating!

we could set a operation by the Populis. if you want to regroup around the people who have the intelligence and resources to build our version of the 2025 plan the radical christians extrimist have been making. but to counter and work to avoid such disasters. also definitely we should work to inform and educate everyone of the things we can do as a society.

Perhaps it would be more accurate to change the phrase to "do gay; be crimes".

12:23 oh yeah its not like home breakins are a thing... sad that you keep perpatuating she same bs: oh its not safe... you need the state to keep you safe. Yuk!

Section 8 comes with a ton of extra regulations and meeting those is expensive that you don’t have to pay if you simply don’t accept section 8