Please don't get your campsite setup ideas from AI

[ysabetwordsmith]

Another use for AI -- collecting hilariously wrong examples of its output.


 

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Re: a conversation

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> I asked for clarification. The fireplace bed itself was large enough to fit a full-sized rectangular barbecue grill into, resting on red clay bricks.<<

Daaaamn.

>> The tent was one of the ones that is nearly a cube, not a four man dome tent.<<

We had a 2-room cabin tent once. It was really nice. There was a zip curtain in the middle, so we had a sleeping area and a living area.

Re: a conversation

[dialecticdreamer]

I was very surprised by how present and together he seemed, so I've always wondered why he resisted more traditional housing. Pondering that has given me some good ideas as a writer.

Re: a conversation

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> I was very surprised by how present and together he seemed, so I've always wondered why he resisted more traditional housing. <<

Some people are homeless because they have serious problems; America likes to dump its mentally ill or disabled people on the streets nowadays, when they aren't simply stored in prisons. Others are there because they got kicked out for being queer or whatever, or because they fled a dangerous situation at home. These are often chronically homeless. Some are homeless because they recently lost theirs, and sometimes they can scrabble their way back up to working poor, if they're lucky, with an apartment or a trailer or something again.

So looking at unhoused people, you have among others:
* people who would love a roof but nothing is available
* people who are patching together staying with people they know or in shelters as best they can
* people who would rather sleep under a bridge than put up with the abuse from "My roof, my rules" relatives or soul-destroying torment from shelter staff.

>> Pondering that has given me some good ideas as a writer.<<

I've written about a variety of homeless people, temporary or permanent. Cas ran away from foster care because of how they treated him and his daughter, but fortunately it wasn't long before Boss Blaster scooped him up. I think Turq's whole cohort who escaped spent time on the street, although some of them later gained housing of some sort. Same for most of the girls who escaped Merry Acres or other trafficking. There's the sedoretu in Rain City -- I'm sure they could build a working fireplace inside a tent.

Feel free to ask for this in any relevant prompt call. January 7 will be "short forms" so not the best match, but the Creative Jam mid-month will be on "Work" which is a great fit. Think like how Kayla Not Afraid gets by with odd-jobbing around Cut Bank, or Blainn in Mercedes.

Re: a conversation

[(Anonymous)]

There's also those with really bad cases of claustrophobia. When you can't actually breathe when walled in, a tent might be a solution.

Re: a conversation

[ysabetwordsmith]

Which seems to be most of Turq's cohort.

Re: a conversation

[(Anonymous)]

*nods*

Re: a conversation

[see_also_friend]

There are also people who are not legally allowed to earn money (even if only on a technicality). For this category look at kids and folks who don't have legal papers to work (and these papers can take months to years to go through). Possibly also disabled folks who do not have enough benefits for a home and also do not have an able-bodied friend/relative that will allow them a place to live.