How empires collapse. How societies die. The rich delude us. And we swallow the lie.

Take homelessness for example.

It's not an issue about laziness.

It's not an issue about substance use/abuse.

It's not about violence.

It's not even about being poor.

It's all about affordability.

https://scheerpost.com/2024/12/28/a-policy-choice-us-report-finds-homelessness-soared-18-this-year/