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submitted 8 months ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org
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As I sit here, in a friend's garage in front of a fan to escape 100F plus humidity, I have a lot of time to think.

Which is good, because that fan only does so much.

But, I mean the sheer improbability of all of this, where a rent hike led me to live in a van and ... well, I knew some forms of counterculture, but damn, burners are like ravers who say "yeah, I think we need more alcohol and fire."

I have a couple of friends locally, but they're not really the hiring type. And after a decade here, I feel zero connection to the city ... an economically disadvantageous divorce led to moving in with my boss (remember, kids, journalism stereotypes are there for a reason), and from there, wilderness.

I've been here 10 years, and if I pissed off my friend, I wouldn't even know how to get home.

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[โ€“] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm sorry your living conditions are so harsh, man. You make a strong case for why we need a strong social safety net - you made a couple unwise decisions (something that we all do from time to time), and now that means you don't get to have a stable home or guaranteed food on the table for a decade or more? That's so completely fucked. No human should have to live like that, homes and food should be guaranteed full stop. I hate it here.

[โ€“] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 2 points 8 months ago

It certainly isn't what I was raised to expect.