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America is full of abandoned malls. What if we turned them into housing? (www.vox.com)

submitted 5 months ago by hedge@beehaw.org to c/citylife@beehaw.org

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[–] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Still better than living in a tent under a bridge, like an embarrassing amount of the us population

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 9 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Well, depends. If the tent camp is near services and transit, it can be better than a shelter that's impossible to get food near.

Maybe you've never been homeless, but I have.

[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 5 months ago

We must have had very different homeless experiences. I would have gladly taken a micro apartment over a tent any day. Any. Day. It could have been in the middle of a desert for all I care.

A door that locks, a bathroom, a roof, and water easily accessible? Yeah, that is a million times better than the constant fear and animalistic mindset that comes with a lack of basic resources.

[–] pbjamm@beehaw.org 5 points 5 months ago

Keep the food court and turn one of the anchor stores into one-stop services building.

Never mind, luxury condos make more money...

[–] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 2 points 5 months ago

Where I live there aren't a lot of places without food and transit near