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@bbirdiman.bsky.social

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the restless reckless performance poet. food should be free. housing free. healthcare vision dental mental. education internet transport. let my people be free.

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bowerbird @bbirdiman.bsky.social · 1h

we've also learned, from the very start of
the covid pandemic, that most of us can easily
work from home, freeing ourselves from
a burdensome commute.

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bowerbird @bbirdiman.bsky.social · 1d

and anyone willing to take a train rather than fly
should get that train-trip for free, to reward them
for that very considerable reduction of carbon.

bowerbird @bbirdiman.bsky.social · 1d

they paid anyway. that is the problem here.

bowerbird @bbirdiman.bsky.social · 1d

you're confusing this simple issue with complex ones.

bowerbird @bbirdiman.bsky.social · 1d

bigger issues are confusing you, but the issue here
is simple: seattle paid for rooms for the homeless,
but then let those rooms go vacant and unused.

bowerbird @bbirdiman.bsky.social · 1d

and that's before we even mention the irony of
saying "we won't help you because you're not
a local here" to people who are quite literally homeless.

bowerbird @bbirdiman.bsky.social · 1d

how about creating collective responsibility for
a collective problem? but immediately addressing
the basic needs of humans who are suffering from it?

bowerbird @bbirdiman.bsky.social · 2d

that's a little too "not my problem" for my taste.
it is also much too much like the current situation,
where housing is paid for, but not being used.

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bowerbird @bbirdiman.bsky.social · 2d

anybody who is willing to take public transportation
should be rewarded for that valuable contribution.
society as a whole benefits greatly from that.

bowerbird @bbirdiman.bsky.social · 2d

so what would you suggest?
because right now seattle is paying huge amounts
to solve the problem and then actively refusing to
implement the solution.

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