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A San Francisco library is turning off Wi-Fi at night to keep people without housing from using it (www.theverge.com)

submitted 1 year ago by withersailor@aussie.zone to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] bunkyprewster@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago

It used to be easier to get a place to stay, even for mentally ill people and those with substance use disorders. The insane cost of housing prices out marginal people first. It somehow became normal to blame the person not the system. Worst still, the high cost of housing oppresses those who can afford rent too.