as someone who is naive, ridiculous, and privileged, I'm going to say... i abstain.

https://lemmy.world/post/19329178

Am I the one needing to beg for mercy from some imaginary deity?

https://www.weforum.org/stories/2018/02/how-finland-solved-homelessness/

Go back to making "if you have sex with a clone of yourself is it incest?" threads which are more suitable to your modest intellect.

You're just wrong. No granular approach is needed. It's not complicated at all.

Offer people housing without conditions and people do take it. Finland did this and it eliminated homelessness there.

The cousin from a rich family "choosing" to be homeless over living with family is likely "choosing" that option because he doesn't want to take harsh psychiatric medications, have a curfew of 9 PM in his 20s, and be criticized for going out to socialize. It's likely the "choice" involves a rejection of extremely oppressive rules and he doesn't have decent options.

You can actually take a schizophrenic drug addict, throw them in a house, and then declare victory. Often that type of person chooses voluntarily to deal with some issues once housed. What you can't do is take a schizophrenic drug addict and offer housing contingent upon really harsh anti-psychotics and weekly drug testing plus loss of housing if they don't comply, administered by extremely expensive social workers who end up feeling like police. That is also what makes traditional programs so expensive.

I often think people who think homelessness is a complex nuanced issue just want there to be homelessness or buy into upper class lies justifying homelessness which keep the lower classes fearful and obedient.

They have a monthly pest inspector. I just don't know if that's enough. I'm concerned with all my stuff being contaminated and having to throw everything out.

I am considering going back more. The public health inspector I talked with said she last heard of a problem there in 2019, keep in mind this is an affordable housing place with 50+ units, and she said if there is pest control and they are doing treatments it doesn't sound like a problem. Since many people there aren't native English speakers, I unfortunately can't easily ask many of the people who live there. Some of the other people seem a bit tough and I'm not sure how they would react to my approaching them.

I am really far away from most friends and family. I'm worried I may be making a mistake, especially if I were to suddenly get laid off. What if this is a treatable situation and I'm just overreacting?

I wasn't serious about chatting with Nicole in her hell room.

No one thinks I'm dirty! My reputation is fine (aside from in Starbucks and one upper middle-class suburb).

I did see this reply.

An update: the treatment was a chemical only treatment.

As someone who owns a computer, does this mean that if I hadn't frozen it for days that the poison wouldn't have gotten them since they would be living in the computer?

Would you recommend I return or is that too risky?

Keep in mind there are many, many small rooms there, over 50 likely.

Is this an affiliate market link? Are you that cool Polish chick who talked with me in the "hell" room about that exciting investment opportunity? It sounds too good to be true, which is why I'm interested.

Seriously however, does this device work? Ozone is also hazardous and these are small rooms, many of them close together. Also, is this device something that works completely all the time? I am poor, spending more money on a wild card seems Luke a risky idea.

Oh no! Look at all the unique unfiltered user content I'm missing out on by leaving reddit for Lemmy!

That's a great idea about the sleep noise and just getting a video thing to see if it helps.

I don't have access to the other rooms that likely are infested.

I actually don't. For better or worse, the bulk of my stuff is in boxes at my friend's place for now. I'd have to buy a new vacuum. I'm not sure it would matter, however. They put in a new floor before I arrived (it's actually beautiful flooring) and the place was mostly incredibly neat, aside from a small utensil for eating shoved against a closet crevice, which even a professional cleaner could have missed. I just don't believe they are coming from this room, although I don't know. It's part of why I am so concerned.

I really don't know if I want to go to battle with my landlord through a government agency. I've had negative experiences with the government, including police, and am highly distrustful of government workers. I also don't know if I want this to be my battle. I feel like I have enough problems I still haven't dealt with, like health issues to take care of and other stuff. I wish I could leave and get my deposit back too, but I think that deposit is gone no matter what.

I am sure there is at least 1, there is no ambiguity. I squished it, blood came out, the pesticide person saw it, I took pictures, and I kept it in a bag after as evidence in case I leave. It is not similar to a bed bug, it is the exact shape when looking at it closely, confirmed by the exterminator person.

The exterminator also did not spray anything, just putting out glue traps. I don't know if this exterminator does bed bug treatments. The manager said they would speak with the owner and get back to me and they had to speak with them after seeing it. (The manager and exterminator both saw.) I didn't receive an email or put anything in writing yet because I felt it was more likely than not I would just leave and the email was going to be notice that I was leaving due to habitability issues, along with a bedbug picture and hadn't decided. Perhaps I should email them ASAP just to document it. I am just concerned once I email them they may respond with information about their attempts to resolve it and I may be better off just leaving immediately, claiming habitability problems from the outset.