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 @93f3abdb I'm not suggesting otherwise. I'm talking about our concept of the word. 
 @3967703f 

I don't know that we can extract the two. 

You may have noticed that certain people, like the numbnuts I just responded to in this thread, only views societies in which it's EVEN POSSIBLE to have homelessness as "human history". 
 @93f3abdb I'm not talking about what is. I'm talking about what should be. That's what I meant. You're talking about something else. This isn't a debate. We were talking about different things. I don't disagree with what you're saying, it's just NOT WHAT I was talking about. 
 @3967703f 

My point is ONLY that there have been societies where homelessness wasn't even a thing.

So it's not a question of "society", it's a question of THIS society.

That's all I'm saying. 
 @93f3abdb From my very first response, I said I agreed with you. What is this about? 
 @3967703f 

We're not actually having an argument. I'm not sure why you are taking it as such. 
 @93f3abdb This is my one day off in a period of difficulty. All I want to do is relax. I'm not arguing with you, but I sense some type of resistance on your part to hear what I'm saying to you. ☮️ ✊🏾 
 @3967703f 

Possibly.
I understand your claim.
And I understand the poesy therein.

I just don't think that all human interactions necessarily end up in billionaires and unhoused people. 
 @93f3abdb Again, I did not suggest that in any way.