Well written piece. Homelessness is a multifaceted issue.
I do know that if you have no cell service, having internet / Wi-Fi is essential to stay in touch with others. More communities should offer free Wi-Fi.
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The problem unhoused people face is not nighttime library access it's housing. We all know that the reason they're shutting their wifi off at night is because while for some homeless people this wifi is a lifeline, for some others it's where they get their porn or where they hang out to do drugs and browse the internet. But the fundamental problem remains the same, because they have no where to go home to, whether someone is fapping or connecting with helpful resources, it's all done in public.
If you think turning off the wifi is going to stop people from masturbating…
I kind of took it the other way. If they think because I have a roof over my head I'm not watching porn and doing drugs, they would be very mistaken.
That's exactly how I meant it! Lots of people watch porn and do drugs, it's not a problem to watch porn in your own house. That's why I'm saying the problem is housing. The solution isn't allow people to watch porn and do drugs in public, it's housing so they can do it in private like normal people.
they're doing it because rich people are scared of unhoused people and want them to disappear or die. no wifi means unhoused people wont hang out around the library means rich people in the area will see fewer unhoused people
it's revolting and it's violent. people die when homeless people get bullied out of spaces and harassed by cops.
I guess the thought process is they wouldn't be as likely to make that area their permanent camp spot if they didn't have wifi access... Maybe....I dunno
Probably too tired of cleaning up human shit from around the library. This is SF we're talking about. There's literally a poop map
Do you think people who don't have access to a bathroom are going to stop shitting?
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Over/under on how many years out we are from the hunger games?
What's the reasoning there? Are people without houses not allowed to use the wifi during the day? Is there something bad that happens if you use the internet without a house at night?
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But how are they going to look for jobs at night now?
They can do it at the library during the day, I guess.
Ironic. Frisco has let a LOT slide in that city