But also, it’s not up to the person walking for groceries or to school to deal with vulnerable people. It’s reasonable to be angry and disappointed if that job is imposed on you while trying to exist in your environment.
On the other hand, I was just at a suburban plaza getting pizza this weekend and a man walked by screaming - I think it’s weird that we don’t link that guy to his suburban environment, we only do that for downtown + transit and it’s suspicuous. My suburban Cambridge life has encampments out in the forests that likely rival the size of the Victoria Park one, but they’re out of sight and out of mind/headlines.
On the other hand, I was just at a suburban plaza getting pizza this weekend and a man walked by screaming - I think it’s weird that we don’t link that guy to his suburban environment, we only do that for downtown + transit and it’s suspicuous. My suburban Cambridge life has encampments out in the forests that likely rival the size of the Victoria Park one, but they’re out of sight and out of mind/headlines.
local cambridge weirdo