• sunbytes@lemmy.world
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    21 days ago

    Perhaps to some people, but to me it does sound like a homeless person just happens to be without.

    Whereas an unhoused person has been let down by whoever is responsible for ensuring people are housed.

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      21 days ago

      I dont see how. If anything, its just a matter of time until you see houseless as being their fault. Because the baggage is something you (and society in general) is adding. Its not implicit in the word itself.

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        21 days ago

        I’ve been using it a couple of years now and I’m not victim blaming yet.

        But I guess “a matter of time” is pretty open ended.

        I tell you what though, it’s a personal choice, so you keep saying homeless if you like.