Very thoughtful. It's so easy to only see the crisis from our personal perspective (e.g. I have a home now) and to forget about how difficult it is to live in constant fear of renoviction, or of losing your home for financial reasons, or of never being able to afford your own space. I rented for many, many years and often felt like "a second class citizen." It's hard to have the energy or vision for a better future when you live in fear of ending up on someone's couch.
Very thoughtful. It's so easy to only see the crisis from our personal perspective (e.g. I have a home now) and to forget about how difficult it is to live in constant fear of renoviction, or of losing your home for financial reasons, or of never being able to afford your own space. I rented for many, many years and often felt like "a second class citizen." It's hard to have the energy or vision for a better future when you live in fear of ending up on someone's couch.
Great post!