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A San Francisco library is turning off Wi-Fi at night to keep people without housing from using it (www.theverge.com)

submitted 1 year ago by withersailor@aussie.zone to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] Calcharger@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not sure what their preferred would be. Homeless, unsheltered, unhoused, I guess it would be important to find out from them. Homeless might be a misnomer as some of them may find that anywhere is their home? Not sure, not my space

[–] Aesthesiaphilia@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I've been homeless. We didn't give a fuck. Call us whatever as long as it's not insulting.