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Sooo_Dark t1_jed6ht0 wrote

Yeah, if they break in while you're gone and change the locks, apparently...

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last_rights t1_jeevyti wrote

There was an abandoned house across the street from me and anytime a homeless person would start circling it and peering in windows and jiggling the door, I would call the local police.

Our local police are really nice. They would come out, ask the person some leading questions, then tell them the places that they could go for assistance, emphasizing the four places to within a ten minute walk that would house them for the night, and where to apply for more permanent housing.

But yeah, once they move in and receive mail, you're in for a rough one.

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exbingoz t1_jedgs7k wrote

not even technically. People who live in it are not homeless. In shelters, people have no homes, only a temporary shelter.

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FunOwner t1_jeehhgi wrote

If you rent you're kinda in a similar situation. You may pay rent, but that only allows you to stay there for a contractual period of time. You might not pay at homeless shelters, but you still agree to follow the rules and can only stay for a contractual period of time.

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jdp111 t1_jeff4wi wrote

You don't have to own a home to not be homeless. You also don't need to have to be allowed to stay there forever.

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exbingoz t1_jedlu4s wrote

Gimme, gimme shelter

Or I'm gonna fade away

War, children

It's just a shot away

It's just a shot away yeah! (Mick Jagger face)

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Justacha t1_jedygr9 wrote

Gimme gimme gimme

A shelter after midnight

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leenk13 t1_jed81gu wrote

Especially abandoned houses, and if the power hasn't been turned off yet, it might even be warm inside.

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infadibulum t1_jeddots wrote

If you consider a house to be a homeless shelter, then any building that has a bed that you can stay in is a homeless shelter. The definition of shelter in 'homeless shelter: is intended to be temporary. Your own house is not intended to be temporary generally.

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nateomundson t1_jedfqqb wrote

All housing is temporary. No one lives forever.

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leenk13 t1_jedj7uw wrote

Oh so that's why they call it an Animal Shelter! Since most won't get adopted, they'll only keep those "pets' alive temporarily!

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standarduck t1_jeeqj91 wrote

Man I didn't think someone using 'temporary' in the wrong direction would piss me off so much.

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Owncascade t1_jedut05 wrote

In this economy we may as well consider all housing to be temporary

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Revenge_of_the_User t1_jedq49i wrote

i disagree; because by definition if you are living in a home you are no longer homeless.

The inhabitants of a homeless shelter still do not have a "home"....they have "shelter". they're still homeless.

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Environmental-Art792 t1_jefgqr0 wrote

A homeless shelter is a shelter for the homeless. If you have a home, you are quite obviously not homeless. This post makes no sense.

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newpinkbunnyslippers t1_jeeo38y wrote

This is a dumb stretch of definition.
The bums don't own the shelter, but lots of people own the house they live in and the property it sits on.
Those are not comparable.

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Jg6915 t1_jedr6yl wrote

Not true. A homeless person is someone who currently has no ownership or rental contract on a house.

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PlutocracyRules t1_jeef609 wrote

Unless it's your holiday/second home of course. In that case, not technically sheltering you from homelessness.

(NB. Before this ends up on humblebrag, number of houses I own = zero).

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ImSickOfYouToo t1_jeeunv3 wrote

Uh, no. Having a home makes you precisely the opposite of "without a home".

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NotSkysAlt t1_jedu2sl wrote

people getting all technical in these comments are forgetting the idea of the sub…

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DeMarcus_Nephews t1_jeed9ex wrote

It’s only because OP said “technically”. Brought out the Reddit lawyers

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qwerky7835 t1_jedw23n wrote

Another shower thought - it wouldn't be a homeless shelter if the person in question owns many homes

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ParttimeCretan t1_jedlgjr wrote

Except for the many houses that are owned yet no one lives in them because people would rather earn a little more money than help people

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Eziekel13 t1_jedrcmt wrote

Americans donate ~$465 billion per year to 501c(3) and 501(4) organizations… or ~$2 trillion every 4 years …

That could build quite a lot…

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Showerthoughts_Mod t1_jecsaf8 wrote

This is a friendly reminder to read our rules.

Remember, /r/Showerthoughts is for showerthoughts, not "thoughts had in the shower!"

(For an explanation of what a "showerthought" is, please read this page.)

Rule-breaking posts may result in bans.

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YellowMenace123 t1_jedgnct wrote

More like every building. Our work had a vestibule (entrance room w a door leading to another door to enter) and we've had homeless sleep in it overnight.

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Billy_Rage t1_jee7019 wrote

That’s not what homeless means, nor what home ownership means

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driverguy8 t1_jee8l87 wrote

I've heard people refer to " homeless animals". Excuse me , but the whole earth is their home, and has been for millions of years, they are not homeless.

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SpookyWeebou t1_jee9tkt wrote

Officer I was just breaking into this house because it's technically a homeless shelter.

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Raichu7 t1_jeemts6 wrote

A homeless shelter isn’t a home, it’s a place of shelter for those without homes. Most people’s houses are homes.

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[deleted] t1_jef3ql6 wrote

Technically every homeless shelter, isn’t a homeless shelter.

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williamsonmaxwell t1_jef9qs9 wrote

You should share this brave statement with some real homeless people

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Earthwick t1_jefcxe4 wrote

Wouldn't any home lived in be technically NOT a homeless shelter since the people aren't homeless?

There should be a separate sub for just I don't want to say stupid thought cause I don't want to be mean but a sub for less than intelligent shower thoughts. Just cause you have it in a shower doesn't mean it makes sense.

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n8udd t1_jefkru4 wrote

Not even close. I own a home and sleep in it, so how am I homeless in this scenario?

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_Drion_ t1_jedpkjp wrote

The comments on this sub seem to think it's a fun fact sub.

This is a perfect example of a showerthought

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FlyingWithAliens t1_jectytf wrote

Homeless shelters are shelters financially supported by either non profits, the local government or donations. Houses are fiscally covered by the individual residing inside of them.

I can only imagine that you must be a child who has the mortgage paid by your parents to have that world view

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ProfessorJimHarris t1_jed09x6 wrote

Um sir, this is a showerthoughts subreddit

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ImpactBetelgeuse t1_jeda0ef wrote

I don't understand why they are still getting downvoted. The shower thought isn't right. It's like saying, earth's ocean are technically a desert and water is just at top of it. u/flyingwithaliens is absolutely right.

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SexyDickButt t1_jedd5ih wrote

let’s be honest here, this subreddit is a place for people to share horrible takes and then have people in the comments absolutely murder the take like their lives depend on it

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LordDragon88 t1_jedimfc wrote

It's not stonerthoughts. There should be some level of sanity.

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Lokivstheworld t1_jecvmmq wrote

Most are covered by banks until the person residing in the home pays enough money to the bank and then they get to cover the house.

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FlyingWithAliens t1_jecvy5u wrote

The people on the deed, mortgage covered by the bank or not, are still fiscally responsible. They just pay to the bank. Vs people staying at a homeless shelter are not fiscally responsible at all.

You understand enough to know banks give out mortgages, but you must see the difference here, yes?

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msquirrel t1_jed5f5z wrote

Who hurt you? Was it the aliens?

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FlyingWithAliens t1_jed6ahd wrote

The responses are killing me 😆 shower thoughts may be the wrong place for my autistic ass

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Key-Gain-3335 t1_jed7yr1 wrote

Nah As some on the spectrum, I'd encourage you to stay. There will inevitably be one that resonates more with you.

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ProgradeGram t1_jeddzj6 wrote

I can’t fathom why autistic fucks bring autism to the conversation every single time

  • autistic fuck
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FlyingWithAliens t1_jedf028 wrote

Come to think of it, it annoys me too.

Well. Shit.

erased comment explaining myself after I realized you may be stating a rhetorical

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sh4d0wm4n2018 t1_jedcpk9 wrote

I stayed at a shelter and I paid cash to stay there so🤷‍♂️

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SamePepper6233 t1_jed55yt wrote

My home that I pay the mortgage for shelters me from being homeless. Checkmate nerd.

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Seeker_Of_Knowledge- t1_jede29w wrote

People want to talk technical but can't accept how thier technical talk is technically wrong.

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