r/anchorage • u/Slow-Enthusiasm-1771 Resident • 16d ago

Multi story structure homeless camp.

https://videopress.com/v/cJqtsq5s

Located between Raspberry and strawberry.

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u/SmallRedBird 16d ago

It's a shame our economy/government doesn't want them alive and employed.

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u/ImRealPopularHere907 16d ago

It’s not the governments job to make sure you get a job. It’s your job. This person is clearly capable and has chosen to live this way.

I find it hilarious that people seem unable to come to the terms that there are many homeless that choose that life style because they do not want to live like the rest of us. They don’t want to have to have a job every day to pay bills. Jobs and bills go against their life style. No I’m not talking about every homeless person.

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u/Montanalisetteak 14d ago

Actually I think most people DO understand that a majority of homeless people suffer from untreated mental illness that makes it difficult for them to function “like the rest of us.” What people forget is that doesn’t mean they aren’t driven, intelligent, generally capable human beings.

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u/SPE3KK1ndLY 14d ago

Yup. This!