“Medieval” Diseases Flare as Unsanitary Living Conditions Proliferate
After learning about hep C (diarrheal, can survive in an infectious state for up to 6 months outdoors) the issue of sanitation became very &#x27;real&#x27; to me.<p>I had the idea of starting a charity to rent port-o-potties for the homeless encampments near our office. For context, my company is filled with _completely_ woke people, super concerned about social justice and stuff like that...<p>But when i pitched the idea everyone universally shot it down, in disgust and with a dismissive attitude like it wasn&#x27;t even worthy of consideration.<p>It messed with my head. It&#x27;s a symptom of our fucked up country where &quot;wokeness&quot; is a separate idea from kindness, where disgust about the poor crosses all colors of skin, and it&#x27;s worth keeping the poor in misery even when that decision threatens your own health.