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		philjohn on June 8, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How San Francisco became a failed city I mean, homeless people freeze to death if they stay in places like MA - is it really hard to think that CA with a far more temperate climate would see more homeless people?

option on June 8, 2022 [–]

In SF it can be quite cold too for outside. But drug addicts get ~800$ a month and easy access to drugs for being there.

philjohn on June 8, 2022 | [–]

10c is survivable with a good blanket for a long stretch (average Jan temperature)

-2c in MA is not (and it's often far colder than that)

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