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Pointing north from the Lloyd District, into the burning sky.

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[–] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Friend recently went and said the homeless situation is REAL bad. Like shooting up right in the streets bad, tent cities etc. Not really the fault of them. Unfortunate becuase it seems fun there (I have not been).

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    As humanity works our tireless endeavor of heaping wealth on a trillionaire, there are people without homes, and they’re not being shown proper justice. Being denied from society and compassionate interaction, they’ve realized that drugs don’t judge.

    We failed as a society.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Very true. I always have the dichotomy of feeling bad for them but also not wanting to be near them for fear of mugging or being stabbed by someone with a mental disorder.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    And yet, the only time I’ve been stabbed by a stranger, was a white guy who was wearing a button-down and slacks. It wasn’t drugs or mental illness, just good old transphobia that put me in the hospital back in ‘13. He wasn’t charged cause he wasn’t found, and I couldn’t remember his face.

    But yeah, the homeless and mentally ill just mostly want help and to be left alone. The bigots and racists are looking for trouble.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    I've lived here since 2022 and while that is an unfortunate reality in some parts of the city it's typically concentrated near the city center, which is also where tourists tend to go.

    Portland covers a lot of area and downtown is just a small part of it. There are plenty of other districts beyond downtown with parks, shopping, restaurants, etc. that embody Portland culture far better than downtown.

    I live in the inner-SE side, less than 10 minutes away from downtown and I rarely encounter homeless people and haven't ever seen open drug use in this part of the city. I don't generally have any reason to go downtown as all my favorite restaurants/places to go are elsewhere.

    I've lived in half-a-dozen cities over the years and to me and Portland feels the closest to ideal. Public transit could be better, I miss that about SF. But otherwise I think this city is beautiful and the people are wonderful. The summers here are by far the best I've experienced and the food never ceases to amaze me.

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