• anonono@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    seems like it’s trying to imply that homeless people are homeless because houses are too expensive.

    as if the guys in the bottom pic could afford a department in the top picture, but have to live in a tent because housing is expensive.

    I think what the meme does say is that OP is mentally 12.

    • MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml
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      1 year ago

      The top is meant to represent the socialist solution to homelessness. These are socialist block apartments built to ensure that everyone had housing because homelessness was a huge problem. They were functional, but because they were built to functionally address a need quickly, they weren’t large or luxurious. They were built to last and the rent levels were controlled at a low rate if the people didn’t outright own the place themselves.

      The bottom picture is the liberal solution to homelessness. Apartments suck, fuck the homeless, jack up the rent prices. The convenience of the few is prioritized over the needs of the many.

      Funny how someone who is mentally 12 could put this together, but you couldn’t be bothered.