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In my experience homelessness is a great way to teach a person what they actually need to spend money on and just how much they don't need. Whether it breaks a person or they come out stronger does seem to depend on the person and their principles, for sure, so I'm not advocating throwing everyone under a bridge for a year (this isn't Sparta...). But you're definitely confirming my experience and takeaways there :-).

Homeless in Chicago seems like it'd feel dystopian. Heck, walking around much of Chicago outside feels dystopian, from the giant buildings that feel entirely uninviting to the boarded or barred up windows/doors at street level (which do turn out to have some nice bustling restaurants and other businesses inside). I haven't spent a ton of time there but it did not feel comfortable while I was. I'm sure it's a bit different when it's where you're from, but gotta say Cambridge definitely felt like a nicer place to sleep under a tree.
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DagzTagz 3w ago

You’re right.

Luckily most of my experience with hard housing either ended with my mom and I (very small) house hopping with her family in northwest Indiana until she figured some things out (working cleaning jobs that I toddled along for) and then when I got older I made friends out in a rural part of northwest Indiana (what the suburbs calls rural- not really rural for most america) and we grouped up in pretty much abandoned farmhouses which was very creepy but not so bad once I figured out a lot of things could be fixed and made better with just a little DIY

There was a point in time where my moms sacrifice and my ballet skills afforded me an opportunity into really great ballet schools in Chicago and then I got to have a different taste of Chicago for many years- the contrast was stark

But yes, it also teaches you a weird way to navigate life (for example, what is my address… well I’m not really sure lol but this one will probably get mail to me eventually)

I also wouldn’t be the bitcoiner I am today if I hadn’t lived in the communal house I lived in in college in Hobart

Every place was a learning experience in different types of lifestyle- in rural Indiana I wrangled cows, lived on the edge of Gary, IN and dealt with constant gang activity… both lessons were valuable and everything in between

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