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The ‘Almost Homeless’ Subreddit Is a Stark Glimpse at Soaring Wealth Inequality
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“What we're seeing in the numbers of people experiencing homelessness isn't that we suddenly have this increase in people with mental health or substance use problems," Dr. Margot Kushel MD tells Miles Klee for WIRED.
“What we have is that the rent is too damn high.”
Dr. Kushel spoke with Klee for an article on the subreddit r/almosthomeless—a place on the web "where people trade tips and moral support as they face the prospect of living on the street."
The forum offers a heartbreakingly clear view of what people are facing in a system without enough housing people can afford or enough services to support people when things get hard.