[tossandthrow]

It is incredible how much energy is being put into justifying why this is his own fault?

I guess this is the only way people with high salaries or wealth in the US can find peace with themselves - maybe that's the mental illness?

[hn_throwaway_99]

What's incredible to me are comments, like yours, that are saying that somehow the system failed this person, just based on this blog post. When in fact:

1. He was given food and shelter, which he declined - most of his comments about the food are that it's too sugary.

2. He makes it sound like he was offered more permanent shelter in Feb of 2025, which he also declined.

To be clear, I'm not making a judgment about this person - and, for that matter, the comment you replied to didn't seem to be making a judgment either, just stating a reasonable conclusion that the author suffered from mental illness.

So I'd like to know what additional resources you think would have changed this person's circumstances?

[imiric]

> I'm not making a judgment about this person [...] just stating a reasonable conclusion that the author suffered from mental illness.

You're not making a judgment, but are somehow able to diagnose mental illness from a blog post? Wild.

It's far easier to conclude that the system has failed this person, as it habitually fails millions of people in the US, in these same circumstances. Are they all mentally ill?

And even if mental health is an issue, does that mean that they are somehow less worthy of assistance? That it's OK for a human being to live under a bridge?

The level of self-righteousness and lack of empathy in your comments is baffling.

[tossandthrow]

Do you genuinely think that people who with mental issues ought to live in shelters as a dingitifies existence?

I think I can extend me predicament about mental illness to you also.

[mettamage]

> Currently constructing the Sanctuary of the Silent Star while unpacking a 6-month journey through psychosis, homelessness, and the systems that govern us. One story at a time.

I'm not saying it's his own fault. I'm also not too happy when people point to mental illness. But this is his blog description where he mentions himself that he unpacs a 6-month journey through psychosis.

6 months of psychosis means you're mentally ill with psychosis as a symptom.