@pandatvoce
pandatv 🐼Giving people experiencing homelessness access to empty houses or abandoned buildings sounds like a simple solution, and in an ideal world, maybe it would be. But as someone who grew up around homelessness, addiction and some very difficult environments, I think we need to be careful about pretending that four walls alone solve the problem. Without proper support, safety and oversight, these places can quickly become environments where vulnerable people are stood over, exploited, abused or exposed to even more harm. I've seen the things people can do to each other when addiction, desperation and survival are involved, and it's something that's difficult to understand unless you've lived around it. That doesn't mean the idea can't work. I actually believe it can. But housing needs to come with support, healthcare, addiction services, safety measures and pathways forward. We absolutely need more housing, but we need to make sure we're giving people somewhere safe to rebuild their lives, not simply somewhere to survive
On the profile · Sep 21, 2026