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Apparently you didn't understand what I was saying, because you didn't address it at all. And that speaks volumes.

No, I did. That's the apathy I was referring to. It's an excuse to allow unacceptable behavior, at the expense of everyone else in the shared space, leaving that shared space to be abandoned by anyone who has the means to abandon it.

Cities poll these things. Look up your local public transport polls, to see what others think. If you're in SF, for example, you wont be remotely surprised by the results [1].

[1] https://www.independentnews.com/news/regional_and_ca/bart-su...

I've never seen anyone so clearly talk past someone. I'm not in SF. For example.

And, you haven't said a word about even the possibility that good public healthcare, including mental healthcare funding, and a good social safety net vastly reduces those terribly inconvenient people in the streets with nowhere to go.

But in that case you'd have to blame the people in charge instead of the people.

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