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[quote=Anonymous]Homeless people are ignored by society in the deepest ways, and also in the most shallow ways. Sometimes part of keeping sanity is being acknowledged as a person. By saying hi and having someone say hi back. I live in a city with a lot of homeless people, in a neighborhood within that city with a lot of homeless people. If you observe and interact with this population often enough, you learn you can have a casual light conversation with them, or warn them in the morning there are cops around the corner, or compliment their dog, or whatever, and it helps their mental health. Imagine everyone around you completely ignoring your existence. Imagine they only acknowledge it to make sure not to get too close, or to comment to the person they're walking with that you smell, or that the police should do something about you. [/quote]
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