Do homeless people deserve iPhones?

[Pokesan]

only goodboys deserve access to the fancy tracking devices

[Cecily]

I don't care if that guy got an iphone and voted accordingly. I try to pass on a few bucks to anyone I see who might really need it. Yeah there's a possibility the guy is a scammer. Yeah he might need it for drugs or alcohol. He might be scamming for drugs or alcohol. The possibility my spare cash might seriously help someone out for a day outweighs any of that. They usually pay me back by sharing their story, which I hope doubles as knock off therapy. The world sucks and I try desperately to make it suck less temporarily for the people I run into.

[JurisDictum]

Homeless people deserve a home, so the question is moot.

[chadtwoke]

Originally Posted by JurisDictum [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Homeless people deserve a home, so the question is moot.

People don't deserve anything, regardless of if they're homeless or not. You want something, you need to work for it. God damn commie bastard.

[Lhancelot]

Cell phones are the devil incarnate.

This technological affliction is destroying the natural manner in which humans were born to communicate and socialize with one another.

Whether or not humans as a whole deserve it or not, is an entirely different question.

One could argue we do in fact "reap what we sow." I can see the other side of it too, though.

[JurisDictum]

Originally Posted by chadtwoke [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

People don't deserve anything, regardless of if they're homeless or not. You want something, you need to work for it. God damn commie bastard.

We're never going to get anywhere in this fucking society if we continue everyone pay up front for everything. Engage in this thought exercise.

Your a pimp. Your mom was some black crack whore who didn't know your dad's name. So you hate women and you have no support or money in life. So you decide to pimp.

Now if you decided to demand a women provide all her own cloths, sexual prowess, and cosmetics up front...your not going to get anywhere are you? Your not in the business of recruiting already successful whores -- because they aren't interested in you. Your in the business of making whores. Your nice up front to run-aways and provide them the necessities of life. Then the whore training begins -- with a healthy dose of authoritarianism they technically signed up for. Finally she is ready for business.

And that's what America is, a pimp in the business of making whores. You need to be kind and generous up front. Place to live, food, maybe even a tiny bit of spending money. And then it turns out -- you owe America for that shit. America is the only reason your ass isn't some haggard infested street hoodlum. So your going to work for America god damnit.

Because these people are dependent on you and have no self confidence -- they will be whores for America.

[Lhancelot]

Originally Posted by JurisDictum [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

We're never going to get anywhere in this fucking society if we continue everyone pay up front for everything.

One problem is what people think they deserve. If you gave people what they felt they "deserve" I wonder exactly where it would end?

Many people think they deserve sports cars, 500k houses, 500 dollar shoes, etc. When they fail to have the means to get such things they cheat, steal and do everything to get items they "deserve."

Regarding the question, no one "deserves" a cell phone.

***Also, a cell phone is not an item of definite need that determines life or death. People existed without cell phones, and can still do so now.

[Pokesan]

Originally Posted by Lhancelot [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

One problem is what people think they deserve. If you gave people what they felt they "deserve" I wonder exactly where it would end?

Many people think they deserve sports cars, 500k houses, 500 dollar shoes, etc. When they fail to have the means to get such things they cheat, steal and do everything to get items they "deserve."

Regarding the question, no one "deserves" a cell phone.

***Also, a cell phone is not an item of definite need that determines life or death. People existed without cell phones, and can still do so now.

one could argue feigning objectivity protects the status quo and therefore you "deserve" a beating.

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[Muggens]

Originally Posted by Lhancelot [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Cell phones are the devil incarnate.

This technological affliction is destroying the natural manner in which humans were born to communicate and socialize.

Agree but its nice to check forums while on the lou

[hyejin]

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