Yet another consequence of no longer living in a high-trust society.

Avicebron 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

What I want to know is if anyone can identify when exactly the homeless issue became so bad. It was already a problem when I lived in the Bay, and when I moved back to the East Coast it had been 10 years in the making (conveniently when I was away). Clearly there a some sharp lines that can be drawn somewhere. But it's hard to get some actual answers.

Edit: rough clauding indicates it was when fentanyl took off, but idk, that doesn't seem wholly accurate.

	▲	zmgsabst a minute ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Circa 2015 when the reformulation of meth made it more likely to induce psychosis — as the new flow chemistry version altered which isomers were made. At least, in Seattle.
	▲	throwawayffffas an hour ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		When it became unfashionable to put mentally ill people in asylums. The additional fashion of "giving local people a voice" in construction projects planning did not help either.
	▲	liveoneggs an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		California is a garden of eden, a paradise to live in or see.. but believe it or not you won't find it so hot if you ain't got that do(ough)-re-mi. https://woodyguthrie.org/Lyrics/Do_Re_Mi.htm

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yorwba an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

In China, it has more to do with putting drug users into labor camps: https://madeinchinajournal.com/2019/10/25/punish-and-cure-fo...