Tiny home on a bicycle provides shelter for the chronic homeless

[usonian]

https://tinytinyhomes.ca/

I may have posted this before. Friends in the Philippines say that some people do live in tricycles.
And as one Hacker News user commented:

Homelessness is not a technology issue and can't be solved by creating homes on bicycles.

Yes, we should be dealing with the root cause (ahem, extreme concentration of wealth)
But they do give homeless some mobility.


Interesting contrast.

When the cop tells you to move on, one can do so without hassle.
Better to have a decent shelter, granted.
And this is in Canada!

Innovative Solutions to Homelessness
At Tiny Tiny Homes, we believe everyone deserves a safe place to call home. We've developed a tiny home on a bicycle to provide shelter for those experiencing chronic homelessness. Join us in our mission to replace unsafe tent encampments with secure, mobile homes and help rebuild lives with dignity and hope.

How Tiny Homes Work
Each Tiny Tiny Home is a compact, mobile shelter designed to provide a safe and secure living space for those in need. These innovative homes are mounted on bicycles, allowing for easy mobility and flexibility. Our goal is to replace hazardous tent encampments with these safe, dignified alternatives, offering a sustainable solution to homelessness.

Much more at the link.

[sunflowerseed]

1. We as a society have to do something

Our Corporate Overloads will never let the government help them.

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Nothing happens in the world unless you throw money at it

No reward, no incentive. Such is the model of capitalism.

What if we subsidized a benevolent class like we do capitalists? You do good things for society, you are supported. Other people benefit. But then, you're always helping someone so they can get back on the treadmill of capitalism and buy things and support the capitalist class that produces all the junk in the world.

It's a conundrum for sure.

[usonian]

3. We need more of a sharing economy.

I grew up reading Thoreau, and Schumacher ("Small is Beautiful" ) and Lewis Mumford and so on.

So much demand is artificially induced.

One radio commercial blares out in effect "You've got to buy a new giant TV. Yours is too old".
I live happily without TV.

Billions on AI, and other than it destroying jobs (and people will have to be re-hired to correct the mistakes and hallucinations) it gives me zero benefit. I can read and write. GEE, I don't need a computerized assistant to think for me. Life is meaningful via my own experiences and thoughts. I think back to "The Matrix" and I'd rather think things through than have someone else think for me, and frame reality in someone else's terms.

It's like an arms race where you spend billions to "compete" and ultimately the best solution is that they never be used.

There's much less point to living if you're living someone else's life, and in many ways, society programs us to live someone else's life (like those perfect people in ads) or you might remember "Homes of the Rich and Famous" Champagne Wishes and Caviar Dreams.

[JustAnotherGen]

4. This is brilliant

Off to see the price point

[duncang]

5. That's a great idea.

The only problem here is the police would probably wait until whoever lived there is away and impound it.

You may have heard about the pregnant woman who was harassed by police under the overpass after her water broke. She used to have a rv. The police impounded it and the fees were too high for her to get it back. That’s why she ended up sleeping on a mattress there.

[usonian]

6. yeah, welcome to the "I don't give a shit for anyone else" society.

And not much else.

[Solly Mack]

7. I thought the same thing. Police would confiscate and then sell it.