Why do homeless people always sleep?

[Marv_Albert]

You always see them during the day sleeping with crowds of people around why the hell do they do this and how can they even sleep with the noise? couldn't they be doing something more productive, like actually looking for a job and sorting their life out? :confusedshrug:

[Yoshi]

If my main mode of transportation was walking, I would require more naps. Also, I sleep more when bored. They have very little to entertain them.

[Legends66NBA7]

It's not as simple as saying "go out and get a job". Some of these people have physical and mental health problems. Some aren't as fortunate for whatever reason.

Look below:

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[Velocirap31]

It probably helps with hunger and boredom to sleep 15 hours a day.

[imdaman99]

It probably helps with hunger and boredom to sleep 15 hours a day.
Yep. During Ramadan, I know a lot of people that get it easier by sleeping as soon as they get home from work. I think that's a mini form of cheating, so I ball instead :rockon:

[ArbitraryWater]

Because they never get a good sleep in, they're tired and sleepy all the time? What the **** kinda question is that..

[stalkerforlife]

Depression. Hopelessness. No real opportunities. Oppression. Disenfranchisement. Diseases. No family that loves them. Etc.

You know...real world shit.

[FreezingTsmoove]

When youre depressed you lay down all day.

Also they could be strung out from a long night of doing drugs

[BlazerRed]

Because they're lazy. That's how they became homeless in the first place.
This.

[Bosnian Sajo]

I always try to give homeless people something when I see them begging, but usually I only carry around credit nd debit, so I grab my box of cigs and ask them if they want a couple. Ik it's not money, but they probably smoke and spend money on it as is, so it's something :confusedshrug:

[CavaliersFTW]

If you were homeless, how would you pick your life back up? I'd like to hear your plan for them.
Owned on the first post :roll:

[CavaliersFTW]

Depression. Hopelessness. No real opportunities. Oppression. Disenfranchisement. Diseases. No family that loves them. Etc.

You know...real world shit.
A lot of them have mental health issues as well. It's hilarious listening to suburban middle class people try to throw their opinions around about homelessness. It takes money to make money. If you're literally rock bottom climbing out of that hole can be daunting if not seemingly impossible. If you're homeless chances are you don't have a phone, a clock, a way to shave or comb your hair, or shower. A place to put nice clothes. Anything you own can and will be attempted to be stolen by another homeless person - there's a hierarchy and territories being homeless in big cities. How the **** are you going to get or keep a job living like that? Say they get hired mopping floors for some place. That's going to pay them enough money to make a deposit and proceed to pay rent somewhere? You ****ing serious?

A guy who is my age I've seen a few times in Cleveland and I've talked to him. He lived with his mom who had an abusive boyfriend. This kid said he "took care of" that guy and then his mom kicked him out of the house and he'd been on the streets for the past however many months as a result. I don't know if "took care of" means beat up, stabbed, shot, killed, or what. But he genuinely seemed like a nice guy who made a bad decision and is just not as privileged with all the connections most of us are spoiled with (relatives with stability/homes of their own, friends with stability/homes of their own, etc).

But yeah. "Get a job!" "Lazy!" lol - where are they even going to put money if they earn it? You need a residence to have a bank account. You need phone numbers. You can't have nothing, and make something. Most jobs want you to put down your place of residence, phone number, etc. It requires money to make money. We all inherit a great deal of privilege to not be vulnerable to homelessness. We're born with it by being born into families with parents that had money to take care of us and get us some essential things necessary for us to start our own lives with bank accounts, phones, places to stay, etc. Never take it for granted. And it's shameful to scoff at someone else who for whatever reason no longer has those things like some of these posters are doing.

[ArbitraryWater]

A lot of them have mental health issues as well. It's hilarious listening to suburban middle class people try to throw their opinions around about homelessness. It takes money to make money. If you're literally rock bottom climbing out of that hole can be daunting if not seemingly impossible. If you're homeless chances are you don't have a phone, a clock, a way to shave or comb your hair, or shower. A place to put nice clothes. Anything you own can and will be attempted to be stolen by another homeless person - there's a hierarchy and territories being homeless in big cities. How the **** are you going to get or keep a job living like that? Say they get hired mopping floors for some place. That's going to pay them enough money to make a deposit and proceed to pay rent somewhere? You ****ing serious?

A guy who is my age I've seen a few times in Cleveland and I've talked to him. He lived with his mom who had an abusive boyfriend. This kid said he "took care of" that guy and then his mom kicked him out of the house and he'd been on the streets for the past however many months as a result. I don't know if "took care of" means beat up, stabbed, shot, killed, or what. But he genuinely seemed like a nice guy who made a bad decision and is just not as privileged with all the connections most of us are spoiled with (relatives with stability/homes of their own, friends with stability/homes of their own, etc).

But yeah. "Get a job!" "Lazy!" lol - where are they even going to put money if they earn it? You need a residence to have a bank account. You need phone numbers. You can't have nothing, and make something. Most jobs want you to put down your place of residence, phone number, etc. It requires money to make money. We all inherit a great deal of privilege to not be vulnerable to homelessness. We're born with it by being born into families with parents that had money to take care of us and get us some essential things necessary for us to start our own lives with bank accounts, phones, places to stay, etc. Never take it for granted. And it's shameful to scoff at someone else who for whatever reason no longer has those things like some of these posters are doing.

Got 2 ignoramuses exposing themselves here already, too.. just that simple yo!

[KNOW1EDGE]

Being asleep is a pretty nice alternative to being hungry, cold, depressed and alone.

And please eveeyone, stop catering to and making excuses for the homeless. You are hurting them by giving them money and defending their lifestyle

[Marv_Albert]

If you were homeless, how would you pick your life back up? I'd like to hear your plan for them.

For a simple start...

1. Quit smoking and drinking. Take the $300 a month you spend on cigarettes/booze and put it toward rent and/or food. Use some of the money to keep your clothes clean (laundromat) so you can prepare yourself for job interviews.

2. If you're on illegal drugs, find help to get off of them. The health benefits are obvious, and you need to offer prospective employers a clean, clear-headed applicant.

3. If you don't have a job, use every minute of every day to focus on doing whatever it takes to get one. Keep your clothes and yourself clean, avoid drugs (including cigarettes), avoid people who do drugs. Sitting around smoking and yakking with people is time you could use to prepare for a job interview.

[Styles p]

its warmer to sleep during the day. probably less likely to be victim of a crime while sleeping in the day opposed to the night.

[dude77]

you are at rock fkn bottom if you're homeless .. 100x worse if you're homeless and mentally ill ..

without lots and lots of outside help, you're pretty much fkd at that point .. no home address .. no base .. no employment .. no idea when/if you'll eat next .. uncertainty in every step you take .. not to mention if you are homeless that means that you probably have no one to turn to(i.e. no family or at least family that gives a shit about you, friends etc) .. so on top of it all, no social network whatsoever .. you're completely alone .. sleeping doesn't sound like a bad option at that point

[CavaliersFTW]

For a simple start...

1. Quit smoking and drinking. Take the $300 a month you spend on cigarettes/booze and put it toward rent and/or food. Use some of the money to keep your clothes clean (laundromat) so you can prepare yourself for job interviews.

2. If you're on illegal drugs, find help to get off of them. The health benefits are obvious, and you need to offer prospective employers a clean, clear-headed applicant.

3. If you don't have a job, use every minute of every day to focus on doing whatever it takes to get one. Keep your clothes and yourself clean, avoid drugs (including cigarettes), avoid people who do drugs. Sitting around smoking and yakking with people is time you could use to prepare for a job interview.
What? Where are they gonna put that "savings" :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

How do you know they even get that much!? Most of the homeless I see in Cleveland only bum cigarettes off people if they smoke at all - they don't BUY them

:hammerhead:

300$ for rent.

300$ for RENT.

:facepalm

[Styles p]

What? Where are they gonna put that "savings" :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

:hammerhead:

300$ for rent.

300$ for RENT.

:facepalm
seriously, and there's also a good chance you get robbed holding that much.

[outbreak]

A large number of the homeless you see sleeping in the streets, the stereotypical homeless bums, have mental health issues and\or drug or substance problems. That's why they are homeless and live like that. In most areas the more stable homeless people tend to hang out in communities and some of them do hold down jobs\keep clean\get clothes from good will\become squatters\seek out help and shelters etc and blend in more so you don't notice them. Most cities have a population of homeless who are just down on their luck and sleep in cars/tents/designated areas/shelters etc but try to live a normal life.

[Levity]

if i was in the same situation as the homeless people i encounter daily, then fck yeah id sleep all day too.

but what needs to be pointed out is there are many types of homeless people. many of which dont fit the description for betterment in the OP

[ISHGoat]

Yep. During Ramadan, I know a lot of people that get it easier by sleeping as soon as they get home from work. I think that's a mini form of cheating, so I ball instead :rockon:

:cheers:

Proper.

Balling for me is a great way to stave off hunger on my diet. When I come home from work and Im hungry AF, I just play ball and then the hunger goes away. Then I have a light snack when Im done playing and avoid a heavy dinner while burning lots of calories.

[sammichoffate]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8GHNC6sKzo

[warriorfan]

op is gonna be homeless at some point in his life

book it

[Marv_Albert]

op is gonna be homeless at some point in his life

book it

Warriors won't win the championship this year

Book it.

[jstern]

They're probably hiding when awake, or you don't really notice them or pay attention when they're walking by the corner of your eye. When sleeping they are immobile, for everyone to see, and create a field of people going around them. That sticks out more.

Also, probably 99% of all homeless people are mentally ill. The type that cannot keep a job, or do anything for themselves. Most of them, on top of being mentally are also character wise ne'er-do-wells. I don't mean to sound mean, but it is what it is. Many of the homeless people that I dealt with, if they get a dollar, they'll spend it on a scratch off lottery ticket. I remember a crack head lady asking me for a dollar, while scratching a lotto scratch off ticket.

[Akrazotile]

It takes money to make money. If you're literally rock bottom climbing out of that hole can be daunting if not seemingly impossible. If you're homeless chances are you don't have a phone, a clock, a way to shave or comb your hair, or shower. A place to put nice clothes. Anything you own can and will be attempted to be stolen by another homeless person - there's a hierarchy and territories being homeless in big cities. How the **** are you going to get or keep a job living like that? Say they get hired mopping floors for some place. That's going to pay them enough money to make a deposit and proceed to pay rent somewhere? You ****ing serious?

A guy who is my age I've seen a few times in Cleveland and I've talked to him. He lived with his mom who had an abusive boyfriend. This kid said he "took care of" that guy and then his mom kicked him out of the house and he'd been on the streets for the past however many months as a result. I don't know if "took care of" means beat up, stabbed, shot, killed, or what. But he genuinely seemed like a nice guy who made a bad decision and is just not as privileged with all the connections most of us are spoiled with (relatives with stability/homes of their own, friends with stability/homes of their own, etc).

But yeah. "Get a job!" "Lazy!" lol - where are they even going to put money if they earn it? You need a residence to have a bank account. You need phone numbers. You can't have nothing, and make something. Most jobs want you to put down your place of residence, phone number, etc. It requires money to make money. We all inherit a great deal of privilege to not be vulnerable to homelessness. We're born with it by being born into families with parents that had money to take care of us and get us some essential things necessary for us to start our own lives with bank accounts, phones, places to stay, etc. Never take it for granted. And it's shameful to scoff at someone else who for whatever reason no longer has those things like some of these posters are doing.



Bro, stop.

There are homeless outreach resources in every city. Places where they can shower, get a bite, speak with someone from a program that gets the homeless working.

People are not typically homeless for lack of opportunity/resources. They're homeless because they have some kind of dysfunction. Usually substance abuse, or sometimes just plain schizo. And there are some people out there who would simply rather lounge on the street all day than deal with normal-life responsibility.

But generally if an otherwise mentally sane person who hit a rough patch and found himself on the street wanted to get himself back up on his feet, the assistance is out there. Most homeless people have psychological issues, which is one big reason why they shouldn't be allowed to just chill out around public sidewalks. It's not sanitary and it's not safe. We prohibit people with homes from 'loitering.' But with the homeless it's one of those things where everyone pities them, so nobody wants to be the "bad guy" and say get these bums outta here. But actually, we should. :confusedshrug: