Homeless People Bother Me - People Watching Season 2, Episode 3

[@komyn27]

Really late comment, but back in college, I'd walk past one of the big hot spots for homelessness in Boston every day on my way to work. I ended up chatting with one man in particular who would always tell everyone to have a nice day and spent a dollar to get a Santa hat a Christmas time to cheer everyone up. One day, after almost a year of daily chats, I found him missing from his usual corner. I asked around (the other homeless people in the area keep tabs on everyone to make sure people stay safe). They thought he may have been picked up for fighting and gone to jail. Two months pass. Out of the blue, my friend shows up back on his usual corner with his Santa hat. Turns out he'd managed to get an apartment and a job to pay for it. He decided to come back to the street corner for Christmas time because it had become a tradition of sorts for him. I was so relieved. The last I heard he was really turning his life around.

[@littledipper3391]

That's heartwarming. Thanks for sharing

[@minners5996]

I'm actually close to crying dude nice one

[@noenoenoen]

You're going to make everyone cry 😭

[@didndido3638]

So you're sayin' it's possible to turn ones life around and get a job you only had to do it?

[@butterybuns2008]

Just shows how a life can be turned around in a flash.

[@michaelclarkson1376]

I remember once I was in Chicago. I'd just checked into my hotel and stepped out for a bite to eat. Down by the corner was Mike, a homeless man offering to show people around the area for some change. I asked him where a good place to get a sandwich was. He walked me down the block to a great shop where I had the best Italian beef sandwich I'd ever tasted. I gave him a five and ordered one for Mike too. He broke into tears. It wasn't the money or the food. He hadn't spoken to anyone in days beyond asking for change and pointing people toward somewhere to eat. I still think about him. I wonder if he is okay. I wonder if he made it through another Chicago winter. Mike, wherever you are, I hope you found someone to talk to.

[@KatBuckleyXOX]

XOX

[@jordanwhite1010]

More of this

[@anti1training]

Darn onions!

[@Kino_Cartoon]

Can't we do something to find them? This is the internet. If someone has a good story and a guy who needs help we can get the help! Even if it is for one... more.... person ó~ò

[@michaelclarkson1376]

@Truth-Rationale Scientist Such a great guy. Friendly and helpful, just trying to get by after falling on hard times that most of us are only a few bad weeks from ourselves.

[@natetrussel1211]

There used to be a homeless man in my neighborhood when I was little, and he herd it was my birthday from my friend and gave me a gold coin, he was friends with everyone and even our parents and we all trusted him. We found him dead one day and sometimes I ride my bike by where he always sat and cry because people like him don’t always exist, he was so selfless and happy. Even with nothing in life.

[@nicolahyndman8510]

Oh god I'm so sorry 😭

[@25lxghters11]

Nate Trussel 😭😭😭😭😭bruh that’s actually really sad

[@rntomdxdanig.3041]

What a sad thing to read today

[@user-gf8eh9mu9w]

Wow so cruel

[@BadActingWYIM]

I remember being a child. When I first met a homeless person I was shocked. Mortified. I was like why are they sitting on the floor? Where are there parents :'( why doesnt anyone love them? My mom told me not to talk to them but i loved everyone. So one day I gave him my piggy bank while my mom wasn't looking

[@candicefrost4561]

“I know I’m not supposed to have preferences” That hit me. People are still people. Don’t be mad if you offer a snack to someone homeless and they say no.

[@petelee2477]

Honestly it's pretty dangerous to accept food from complete strangers on the sidewalk. At least restaurants while far from perfect at least have FDA standards and their own reputation to uphold. That guy on the street could use rat poison out if sheer spite.

[@everclearevelyn4999]

When people used to ask me what I want to eat while I was literally flying signs for food on the street, I usually said "I'll eat anything" because I was really that hungry and didn't feel it was my choice. I would ask for non-perishables or biggest & cheapest without heat, but most people would get me fast food or candy because they're easy/desired by housed people. cigarettes and being homeless don't help my dental hygiene, so cold or sweet things are hard to eat usually (something expressed by not just me). Fast food is cheap and goes bad quickly. There are a lot of reasons why I shouldn't take the food people offer me, but I usually did to trade it with other people (though sometimes it's not worth it to spend 15lb of your backpack space on fucking beans)

[@everclearevelyn4999]

​@@petelee2477 would you still be as cautious about poisoned food after 2 days of not eating and sleeping on sidewalks?

[@sorejack]

@@everclearevelyn4999 yes. because people take out everything on you.

[@sanmerci]

@@everclearevelyn4999 My biggest fear would be my Type I Diabetes... although, honestly, it probably wouldn't be for very long. Hope you're doing better, man.

[@groovy3443]

"The only difference between me and the homeless is my parents money" is the truest thing I've heard in my whole life

[@christopherscottb]

No, it's the second truest thing. The first truest thing is, "It's only going to get worse."

[@kanani717]

Nah, the truth is that some people deserve to be homeless 🙂

[@cecilusbrize4679]

@@kanani717 No one deserves to be homeless.

[@DominusTheOne]

@@kanani717 You fucking monster!

[@kanani717]

@Fuert Neigt Preach my friend! All the mobs on the left want to celebrate them, even going as far as promoting bumhood. Stay strong. Fight the mob. And the bums.

[@bl8k3]

Been homeless for a couple of months. It changed my perspective so much. I my new job tomorrow and couldn't be more grateful. Everyone deserves a chance in life.

[@kisia6031]

Go you👏❤️ I hope it all went well🌸

[@lh2738]

Best of luck, man 👍

[@Thatonegirl989]

blake littleton I hope you’re doing well

[@cola8993]

I hope things are looking up for you! Stay strong

[@mansamusa8410]

How's your life during coronavirus right now

[@autumnscene]

the end reminds me of the guy who basically lived next to the train station. i'd see him everyday when i was little and he was the NICEST person ever. i didn't have much money as a child so i'd usually just split my pocket money with him or share my lunch, but then he'd start to buy _me_ sweets and stuff with the money they gave him ahdhdh he also would always smoke and drink a coffee with my sister in the morning before she had to take the train go get to work. he was literally the most chill guy ever.. but one winter he froze to death and i remember bawling my fucking eyes out for weeks. it was even on the newspaper because he was so popular among our area. he was just a sweet guy.. trying his best to make other people happy. i seriously hate going to that train station now, just.. seeing the empty spot, even though more than 10 years have passed

[@MastaSmack]

Just think, now he's got a brand new train station to beg for change at in heaven.

[@sleepingjellyfishzz5627]

He sounds so nice. I'm sorry you had to go through the loss of someone , so amazing and sweet. I hope he is in a better place.

[@LionsMayday]

Nowadays it is hard to find such a sweet and nice people.

[@BlueHazyDreams]

MastaSmack Uh. I hope he's not begging in heaven? Atheist but I'd hope he actually gets to enjoy heaven, not continue his fate on earth just a little less unpleasant.

[@chubbyapricot6540]

God, you made me cry

[@AngelWings-r4v]

I know George is a fictional person, but I hope he's ok.

[@resurgent2486]

flipingboredcritic There's many real ones just like him.

[@superiorsiegeengine33]

Me too man, me too.

[@SAMMIsLIFE]

Same

[@Okivaviko]

He fine he just dont want to close relationship that girl simple say he cares about that girl

[@djroadie22]

Mo to

[@ghostbill1010]

-You look normal to me -Well, I don't feel normal Having the trans guy walk past when he did certainly wasn't a coincidence

[@bigsmoke1137]

How do u know the dudes trans? 😂

[@ghostbill1010]

@@bigsmoke1137 bro I commented this four years ago, I have no fucking clue what this is regarding or what I meant then

[@shannenlibres2365]

​​​@@ghostbill1010 because he mentions he is trans in another episode

[@ghostbill1010]

@@shannenlibres2365 ah there you go, thank you

[@willie629]

@@ghostbill1010 4 years and you forgot it already? that's a bad sign right there. jk

[@ryandobbs9270]

The mystery hobo strikes again, teaching life lessons and then vanishing into alleys.

[@plopplop5218]

Hail Satan 666

[@annika9337]

Your username goes very well with your profile picture

[@saturnzrose]

Hail Murdoc

[@jedidogma]

What if he was never real to begin with?

[@pisceanqueen1]

Angels

[@frankwolftown]

This is a great story about how we need respect each other. To always recognize each others human dignity, even in the most unfortunate of us.

[@bacht4799]

frank wolftown amen 🙏🏽 too that.. " it's not religious meant more I agree with you instead " and yes we should treat each other better then we do.. but gonna amid that I not a person guy .. but I always try to behave right and treated people and animals good.. no matter age , sexuality or skin color.. and sometimes I almost worst the Fox News of how I think or something maybe treat others but as he says in cartoons.. we all learning right..! 😃😜😎

[@RVBMichaelJCaboose]

very much agree. not everyone knows what goes on with every person place or thing. yeah, you can disagree with what someone does because you don't agree with it, but it's important to understand that we all experience life differently and that's what shapes our decisions. to act like what someone does is exactly what they are is a fallacy belief that people need to re-evaluate for themselves.

[@linnycrocus6023]

I love that they refused to give the reason why he was homeless. I hate that I related to the main character's anger and frustration. Of being in a minumum wage job and feeling like they are going nowhere despite working so hard. She wants to take it out on people weaker than her simpler because it is easier. We all forget that the 1% are screwing us all.

[@AsdfAsdf-mi6ks]

I feel like it was hinted at that he was homeless because of a failed business. Just because of the seemingly random talk about businesses shutting down.

[@papasscooperiaworker3649]

@@AsdfAsdf-mi6ks yeah I thought that too. he probably had a dream to be in charge of a business but it failed which is why he’s homeless. makes me depressed cos I have a dream like his

[@AsdfAsdf-mi6ks]

Papa's Scooperia Worker all you can do is your best. I’m sure getting a business degree will help, but I know nothing about opening a business ^^; but I wish you luck!

[@connoroleary591]

Oh dear the 1%. Think. We live in a global village. Anyone who lives in the West is a member of the village aristocracy. Anyone who earns 30k a year is in the wealthiest 20% of the world's population. Anyone who earns 50k is in the wealthiest 10% bracket. Remember, 2 billion people are starving on less than a dollar a day. Remember, many homeless people (not all) have huge issues with mental health, addictions or have served time in prison, for what society regards as serious offences. We must educate young people on the reality of addiction: alcohol, drugs and porn and the great Western disease of Narcissism. Have a good social security safety net. But as for the rest, there is not much you can do; people are free to persue their addictions and rather than helping the homeless, think about giving the money instead to his dealer. He is usually a good looking young man on a bicycle, he has a child and a lifestyle to support and will appreciate your kindness.

[@Sassy_Witch]

@@papasscooperiaworker3649 wish related to her talk about how people keep telling her to own a business. Its not as easy as people say

[@nihilisticpancakeface6553]

We interviewed a homeless person for a project he looked like he was 15 or 16 never had time to ask what his age was but his name was Kiel. His story was his father died a short time after he was born and his mother was taken by another man and then they abandoned their children. They were 6 siblings 4 guys and 2 girls he was the youngest. Their sisters ended up becoming prostitutes at incredibly young ages just to get by. They don't just stand there like you think this guy he was on his way back from a job he did which was a sugarcane harvester. He said his house which he described as being the regular trash house made from planks and metal and it had a thin blanket as a roof. He said it was a 6 day straight walk from here to there and he said he wasn't being lazy he was just tired after walking for the entire day and since he has to return his money and share it with his siblings he doesn't spend it on hotels or fancy food. I have deep respect for him because i can't even bring all my money with me without spending it and he had 250$ from working and still refuses to spend it even if he was cold and hungry. We got him food and water enough for a day and we never saw him again. He never comes back to the place we saw him so his story must be true. Sometimes i wonder if he's alright. It's been 5 years since the last time i saw him and i still live in the same city and the last time i saw him was that interview

[@scotttempest8857]

Damn reminded me of that old woman who was bleeding and I can say it had a lot of blood and everyone just looked at her idk if someone helped her but that was the last time I saw her

[@TheChickenRiceBowl]

@@scotttempest8857 You didn't help her?

[@andrecoimbra9448]

I know this may sound cold and insensitive but you may have been scammed, that story doesn't sound that believable young kids end up in orphanage homes when they don't have a home, its possible it was just a middle class kid conning strangers into giving him large sums of money with an intricate tragic made up story, idk but a 16 year old isn't likely going to find himself in that kind of situation at that age, i'm not saying you should doubt every seemingly homeless person and dismiss them as con artist but you should be weary of young "homeless" people. I don't know which scenario is sadder, if his story is true or not, it would be really sad if a kid took advantage of such a tragic problem that happens in todays society but unfortunately its not an uncommon situation...

[@jackwilson9572]

@@andrecoimbra9448 No their is young homeless people, their all over the place. They're just better at blending in woyh the environment around them.

[@andrecoimbra9448]

Jack Wilson there are practically no homeless underage people in civilized countries, cps institutions prevent underage kids from staying in unstable homes and from staying on the streets, the few cases that exist are of runaway kids. In that story he said that after their parents died they immediately became homeless?? Thats impossible in the 21st century in a civilized country the authorities would had directed them to an orphanage if there weren't any other adult family members who could take care of them. Its much more likely that he got scammed then of that happening.

[@tom_something]

Hate homelessness, not the homeless.

[@alicen2610]

Yep. I feel fucking terrible for the homeless, both those that are obvious and those who aren't (the many who are in shelters or live in cars). It's definitely a systemic issue that needs to be tackled by leaders and it's possible, most other developed countries have a smaller percent of homeless (the stats on Wikipedia are BS). Japan in particular has a really low percent and Scandinavian countries would if it weren't for the Roma gypsies that refuse government housing and live in trailers or makeshift housing (and they are all over Europe). I don't have a lot of money but I started recently buying some water and somewhat affordable healthy food (stuff with vitamins that shouldn't be hard to eat or contribute to them developing cavities) here and there. I know some may want the money for an addiction, which makes me hesitant to give them money directly.

[@itzame2127]

So basically, hate the game not the player

[@samuelmcgowan2565]

Can I worship you?

[@tom_something]

Elect local, state and national politicians who care.

[@vgrepairs]

Homeless people where I'm from in San Diego make $80 a day panhandling

[@vforvaleriie]

“And if there’s another lesson, it’s that if you think a person’s continual presence bothers you… well, it’s probably nothing compared to how bothered you’ll be by their continual absence.” Great line.

[@TheInnerSanctuary]

"We will literally hire anyone who can put on a hat" Lol those of us waiting for callbacks beg to differ but go off sis

[@jamesmcdonnell2455]

Well you could take it as a backhanded compliment. Being overqualified is a thing. But you also have to remember that they likely get 100s of resumes and yours may simply fall through the cracks. Job fairs and knowing people in the company are the best ways to get in.

[@BornOnThursday]

Where I work, they try to hire with experience for the job, I was an exception because someone knew somebody. I got lucky and hate that I only got only his job for that reason and I appreciate every promotion and raise I've gotten, but the "qualified" people I work with talk shit on the place and always threaten to quit. The job isn't hard if you can write, use a computer and talk to people about their lives, because that all I really do, plus you need time management skills, but really, it's easy, but I've been there for a year and more qualified people quit or get fired because the job asks too much of them.

[@jamiewilson2550]

Everywhere I go that’s fast food/retail is hiring, js.

[@dudeman7738]

@@BornOnThursday same here you really only appreciate a job when you feel like you're not supposed to have it.

[@slackerengi2401]

They should hire anyone willing to go through the motions I absolutely despised my first job, but at least they knew a min wage grocery job doesn't require a college degree and 4 years of experience They even hired a former criminal given one last shot They eventually fired everyone, place was a revolving door But at least you got in, even for a bit

[@jamesfestini]

Thank you for putting the work on this.

[@samiam5557]

It needs a lotta WORK! Total new staff, and a rewrite. 😉 😊

[@ras_krystafari3333]

Only the animation is worth anything

[@acmulhern]

Do people actually get annoyed by a quiet homeless person just sitting and minding their own business? Why?

[@punkrocksurvivlist6475]

I've held a sign once that said "in a pickle needing work " .. I got told to get a job

[@insertname1667]

BazKar I don't know I've yet to hear anyone actually hold any of those sort of opinions on the homeless really, except pity maybe.

[@jetfirexx]

Just because you've not seen it doesn't make it not happen. I've seen it. People accusing them of ruining the view or bringing the city's tone down or making them feel bad.

[@insertname1667]

Kientha okay well maybe I should have worded it as, "I've yet to see or hear anyone who isn't an obvious all around prat have said attitude, anyone who isn't a toxic individual to begin that I've spoken to and seen just on the street either pay them no mind or just pity them".

[@Polyglot_English]

The guilt

[@TheChickenRiceBowl]

I'm currently homeless and this brought me to tears. I reconnected with a friend of mine from my hometown and she's gonna down here this Thursday and take me back home. I'll still be in a shelter, but at least I'll be home. I'm really excited for this new start.

[@sallyjrwjrw6766]

It has been 4 years since your comment. How are you now, are you still homeless?

[@Iloveallofyou1917]

I never understood why people got angry at homeless people, try sitting down and let them tell you about their life. I can almost guarantee you'll leave with more than you came with.

[@lochofmceo]

like hep c

[@JoveJoved]

Like that new knife in your belly.

[@leatheryfoot6354]

There's 2 main types of homeless people. People who are just down on their luck who need a helping hand, and drugged out idiots who try to steal your wallet while it's visibly in your hands.

[@krrr.4902]

michael I live in a third world country where sadly, the sagely, chill, experienced homeless folk are a myth. There's a lot of people asking for money on the streets, wiping windshields, performing (poorly), etc, but they're not homeless and it's a certainty: they're victims of organized crime. Actual really homeless people are most likely to be very heavy drug abusers who steal anything from copper plumbing pipes to the shoes you're wearing after you're done asking them to please stop defecating on the sidewalk. Some of them are so far gone they can't even speak anymore, so the neighborhood kinda feeds them and let's them sleep under a tree without bothering them until one day they disappear. It's heartbreaking, awful and our government should stop being shit if they don't want our countries to be called shitholes. Some of us try our fucking best but our resources (both financial and legal) are limited. You're still right tho, we *should* engage with them more and maybe 1 out of 1000 could be saved from dying in a park or from being a literal slave.

[@JoveJoved]

Michael's been watching too many movies. Also, between that icon and his naive statement, I read it in the voice of that hippie homeroom teacher from Beevis and Butthead.

[@Sarahizahhsum]

This story breaks my heart to tell. But I feel I have to say it. I was 21 and addicted to cocaine when I moved out of my parents home. I was at a gas station and had locked my keys in my car. A woman and a man, both homeless, came up to me and helped me get my keys out. I offered them a ride and then agreed to have them as roommates. I was young dumb and impulsive with trauma littering my background. They turned out to be druggies as well and used TF out of me until they introduced me to Marvin who would drug me and rape me. I quickly got tf out of there and moved back in with Mom and Dad. Moral of the story, there is none. Quit having these preconceived notions about homeless people in general. Everything is situational. I also knew a guy who was super nice and amazing and homeless. Had schizophrenia poor thing. Just goes to show, generalizing people is ridiculous toxic and unhealthy and that's all I've seen in this wasteland of a comment section. Grow up people. We are all people with different personalities struggles and tribulations. Stop generalizing.

[@sterlingd1984]

I've always felt a lot of sympathy for the homeless, and have tried to help them as much as I could manage. I used to go downtown in highschool to talk to them, to acknowledge them and maybe make passers by look at the situation differently seeing a kid in a military school uniform chatting up homeless people. I had a landlord who lived next door, who's brother in law was homeless living around the corner behind a 7-11. He'd have a coffee and help my mom in the garden sometimes on the weekends when he was going to his sister's house, and I remember buying him a cheap phone and 3 months of service plus $100 cash, along with some money here and there before that. I even tried to get him a job with my friends dad who's a painter, since that was what he did all his life. He blew me off after that, acting like he didn't know me. My brother and I have also hired multiple homeless people, doing hurricane window and door installation, and almost every time has ended very badly, from jumping out the truck at the next light after buying him breakfast, stolen tools off the job, or passed out in a porta potty with a needle in the arm. So my view on the homeless has changed somewhat over time, but I do think it's all very situational and we shouldn't generalize people as good or bad inherently, but have critical thinking skills along with compassion or firmness whatever the situation calls for. You never really know what each and every person is going through or doing behind the scenes...

[@sallyjrwjrw6766]

Most homeless people have drug/alcohol addictions and/or mental health problems.

[@wclark3196]

YOU'RE SUCH A LIAR! THEY'RE ALL SAINTS!

[@reubendapiton573]

Am i the only one that when i look at a homeless person and feel sad because im broke too specially if its an old person who i know cant work.

[@gotohellfast1986]

@@Sea_witch_ but the problem stems from the fact that people cant get past fact that they went to a war that they didn't agree with. The majority of homeless veterans better of that age went to the Vietnam War upon their arrival back into the country they were spit on called baby killers baby murderers rapist. Now the homeless veterans that we're getting are from the Iraq War and operation enduring freedom and unfortunately they're also now heroin addicts that are part of that and then there are also homeless people that are stealing Valor from those other homeless people that are actually disabled veterans in a ploy to get money through sympathy. When it comes to Veterans being homeless the only people that can truly help them is the Bureau of Veteran Affairs. This is what weed out the people who shouldn't be claiming that and the ones who should. It breaks my heart as well, however where I live there are several homeless males and then there are several homeless females all of them are drug addicts all of them are shystie and all of them steal Valor from people that actually deserve it. I hope you never have to see that

[@kingreddreadtheprinceofmel8114]

@ProjectSAYA their not angry, when I was working at burger king ounce I talked to a homeless vet. He felt, betrayed by the very governing body he served, he wasn't mad at the average citizen because again he put his life on the line to serve and protect American interest,but he was appalled by how after coming back to America after the Vietnam war, how much the government cut his pensions after years of military service, how the government cut his benefits, how at the time he lost precious years fighting for our country and being able to be a young adult and getting his innocence stolen by the horrors of war.

[@TheYoli182]

@ProjectSAYA that's why I don't believe that civilians should fight America. Let all the Senators children presidents children go and fights wars.. It's really sad indeed.

[@felicityfoo6240]

Yeah. I want to be able to at least buy them food or something but I'm just a student (I can't get a part time job) and I literally get only a dollar when I go to school

[@austinmansoon4158]

I_ REUBEN it tears at my heart. I want to help but I'm disabled and on fixed income. But I still donate $1 a month to charity.

[@Scifiguy11th]

I miss cracked too but can we appreciate how phenomenal people watching is?

[@ctsantiago8]

Mobius Strip It's just a matter of accepting this is a new channel now. Yes, People Watching is pretty good so far regardless if it's not the og stuff

[@GhostStealth590]

God this makes me depressed. Gotta appreciate the people in our life.

[@justinrobison666]

Damn, what a gut punch that ending was huh?

[@PowahSlapEntertainmint]

Homeless people should just buy houses like the rest of us.

[@IamMrRand00m953]

gg

[@andreaskurniawanwinata3961]

Devvan Butler wut?

[@TMan978]

Damn. Must not joke much

[@Skybound418]

I'm not sure you are serious but if you are I'd probably kick you

[@jamiealexandermiller]

Devvan Butler woooosh

[@brianwilson5273]

I was homeless for a very long time and had nobody ...no parents or family... I survived...this video really touched me near the ending...

[@wolfiehampton727]

Oh god I hate people who say “get a real job” when you have an actual job, but they think they’re better

[@espositolne]

word. I teach art to kids online that goes around the world. its good pay...no benefits but I get the most sympathetic of looks lmao. ya poor me doing what I love.

[@bretbadger7940]

Rehire everyone, Cracked. We will just pretend it never happened

[@frankwolftown]

That's what I've been saying!

[@CoffeePoints]

what happened?

[@yasminafarih3681]

I don't know what happened to begin with

[@bretbadger7940]

TheMightyWill they fired 90% of their talent/creators in a hostile corporate take over.

[@Volker_A4]

Bret Badger fuck. I just occasionally watch diner talks.

[@hamsterdoom360]

Maybe I'm interpreting the moral incorrectly, but I don't think the message is as deep as you think it is. "Appreciate those around you - even if you're bothered by their presence - because you'll miss them when they're gone." There are loads of people whose mere presence bothered me to no end. They are no longer in my life and I have to say, I can't remember the last time I spent _any_ amount of my day waxing nostalgic about our time together. I think a better message would have been: "If you find yourself bothered by someone's presence, the problem might not lie with them, but might, in fact, lie in your preconceptions about that person."

[@deathshot12345]

Greatly said!

[@contrafax]

"If you find yourself bothered by someone's presence, the problem might not lie with them, but might, in fact, lie in your preconceptions about that person." uh, I am pretty sure that was the actual message.

[@malloryfry]

hamsterdoom360 yes!! I love this video but I hated the end. It felt like the wrong ending.

[@jedidogma]

I can name 10 people off the top of the brain whose presence bothered me that I don't miss.

[@KnowledgeSeeker78491]

@@jedidogma Yea like my manager and my supervisor

[@SavageBear_YT]

I've always been sympathetic to homeless people ever since I was a little girl, and I saw a man living on cardboard on the streets of London. I felt immensely bad for him, and everyone turned away and ignored him, and nothing would ever change. When I was 17, my friend had a job at Subway, she told me that they don't let homeless people use their bathroom anymore because someone smeared shit on the walls. When I later got a job at Subway, a woman came in asking how much the pennies in her hand would get her. A man in a business suit rounded on her for cutting him in line, she was apologetic and shrunk back immediately. It made my skin burn. I bought her a sandwich because nobody should have to put up with that, homeless or not. I've seen the crazies talking to themselves, holding lighters into the air and whistling, and I've seen normal people who are just trying to scrounge up some cash for a square of cheese. No matter how they got where they are, we shouldn't take out our aggressions on homeless people, we should be angry at the systems that put them there, and keep them there. How are there homeless people when America has empty homes? It would be easy to create a group home, which allows homeless people to stay as long as they are applying for jobs. This would give them a place to sleep, and a place to shower and shit, oh and an address to put on their job applications, which is a vital first step to getting a job. Not all homeless people are saints, but neither are home-owners. There are extremes in both groups, and to paint everyone with the same brush leads to extremism which is good for no one.

[@helenl3193]

Absolutely this! Those mentally ill people should be supported and treated by the state, and everyone should be entitled to a safety net to give them somewhere safe to sleep and try to get back on their feet

[@TheTransitmtl]

Why is there a condition to get a job to live there. In the western world we have more than enough to pay for food and housing for anyone who needs it no strings attached

[@tinseltina]

@@TheTransitmtl the money and resources isnt in the hands of the people/organizations or in programs that can help the people who need it. like it's the 1% and the big corporations that hoard the wealth and spend money to ensure THEIR growth but not anyone else's that keep people in need from getting sufficient help. unfortunate but true.

[@TopsideCrisis346]

The biggest problem our society faces is not that one group of people has more or less than another. It's that we devide ourselves into groups to begin with.

[@kingreddreadtheprinceofmel8114]

We've done this, since the beginning of humanity. And it's only gotten worse with ideas like race, ethnicity, social class, idealogy, and now sexual orientation. Nothing is wrong with some individuality, but we let it take preference over our human classification, we'd rather be American and straight,of German decent with conservative ideals, when nothing is wrong with that as long as it doesn't harm Human progression, other human lives, and doesn't interfere with human growth. You can believe what you want, you can like what you want, you could have what you want (reasonable and doesn't tread on others, like no slavery for example), you could be what you want, but we have to be willing to allow that societal melting pot to exist, and most people can't stand the site of each other let alone someone who isn't in their group or way of thinking. Division makes us unique, but to many people want to keep and hold on to those divisions due to pride, loss of that uniqueness, becoming complacent, being over shadowed, or losing reins of dominace, but the thing we don't have control over is time, and as we become more interconnected as a single race the human race, ideas and culture will blend. It's only time will tell when and how that blending will shape out, turmoil, and war, or prosperity and peace.💯 I like your comment and it inspired me. Hopefully you grow as a human being my fellow brother.🤘🏾

[@jamesmcdonnell2455]

We don't separate ourselves, reality does it for us.

[@kingreddreadtheprinceofmel8114]

@@jamesmcdonnell2455 We make reality, in retrospect we create divisions artificially when scientifically we're all the same at least homo saipans. The only living human race on planet Earth other then the mixed genetically, Small percentage holding neanderthal blood carriers. A skin pigmentation doesn't count scientifically as a race difference, this was created by other humans just like borders. Sociologist and phycologist proved were all genetically the same human race. I know this comment is gonna get hate, but literally look up the information for yourself, that's why we have the internet.

[@timkingiooo]

@@kingreddreadtheprinceofmel8114 people like this guy and troy are one of the reasons why we can have blatant injustice. It's one thing to not care about poverty, it's even more disgusting to hide behind your intellectual "oh we just all live in our own reality vibe aura existential level blah blah blah" so that you can slap down any material progress with it. The rich people in power want to preserve the status quo, and postmodern dribbling like this is the perfect tool to do so.

[@kingreddreadtheprinceofmel8114]

@@timkingiooo are you saying me asking for people to come together is a reason why no one economically can't grow? Or how my comments make it more challenging for financial gain? I don't understand.

[@kendyljae1938]

This hit so hard for me, because I went through something so similar. Back in middle school, I was an office aide for the front desk. Running errands, telling teachers to do their attendance, things like that. There was this girl, we'll call her Melody, who annoyed me so much. She had some mental problems, and while I wasn't annoyed by them, I was annoyed with what she did because of them. She'd repeat the same thing over and over again from this show. She obsessed over this character and made crude jokes. She was always getting into drama because she would jump to conclusions. So, I started to read as a way of ignoring her. She did things like calling me boring or covering my book. Once she even snatched it out of my hand. So, I had enough and lashed out. A week later, I said sorry, and started to try and be nicer to her. We started becoming pretty good friends. And then one day, she wasn't in the office. I waited. Nothing. Another two month passed by and I wondered if she had moved or something. Then, one of the front desk ladies told me Melody had died a couple weeks before. I was devastated and everything I had ever said to her started ringing in my ears. I didn't accept any errands that day and just started at the clock, waiting to go home since my shift was during the last period. This video brought all of that back. And I dont know what to feel. It's been 3 years since then. I still miss her in all honesty. While she was needy for attention, she was fairly fun to talk to. I don't know where I'm going with this, but I just wanted to share my experience and show how things like this could happen to anyone.

[@davidgochenour5043]

Omg. He really hit the nail on the head, “ the only difference between me and homeless people is my parents money”.

[@lisafallafel2320]

There’s a homeless man who sits outside my work (I work in fast food) and after my shifts I always bring him a meal because otherwise it’ll get thrown out. It’s so hard to see such an educated guy forced to live on the street.

[@MastaSmack]

When I was homeless I had to stop taking food from people because it would be poisoned sometimes...definitely had a church serve me a huge plate of laxative coated food.

[@NostraBloom]

MastaSmack thats fucked up, people are actually cruel, its so sad, why cant people iust NOT BE ASSHOLES

[@starfinney6308]

Man talk about serendipity. I just moved to NYC for college and I actually passed a homeless man on the way back to my dorms and when he complimented me on how my scooter and tshirt matched I actually stopped and chatted with him because I had already planned on trying to befriend the local homeless population since I considered them part of my new community. He was nice guy and I'm glad I decided to just give him some company. Then I come back to find this video on my dash and it all feels kinda too coincidental to be real.

[@JoveJoved]

("Maybe if I let this dumb bitch talk with me, she'll bring me shit next time. Fatty must have some extra food money laying around.")

[@tinseltina]

how does one start talking with homeless people? i'm scared saying something insensitive or of someone being mean to me or threatening me or sexual.

[@JoveJoved]

Cristina m Stand still if a homeless person approaches you for a sniff, leaving your hands by your side and glance away from the homeless person. Squat down instead of bending over to talk to or make contact with the homeless person. Avoid staring at them, putting your face near theirs or hugging them. Do not touch a homeless person that has rolled over. Ignore a homeless person that shows any indication of being timid or upset. Baby talk, reaching out with change, or any attempt to connect with the homeless person can backfire and cause them to react fearfully or aggressively. Do not feel like every homeless person you meet needs to be handled. Watch a homeless person’s behavior and body language carefully. Learn about calming signals and other ways that the homeless communicate their feelings. A homeless person that is not obviously happy to see you is telling you a lot about how they feel. If a homeless person is not inviting you to handle or interact with them, don’t.

[@tobybartels8426]

@@tinseltina : Any random person that you meet could say something threatening or sexual. If they do, say ‘Fuck off!’ and walk away, or whatever else you would do if they weren't homeless. It's true that mental illness is more common among homeless people, so it's more likely for a homeless person to do or say something really weird; but even that's possible with anybody. Again, react like you would to anybody else, and leave if you want to leave.

[@augustinedaudu9203]

@@JoveJoved that hostility towards other people simply because they don't make as much money as you as part of the problem with our society

[@UpRoaryus]

I used to struggle with going between anger and guilt when faced with people asking for change. It was frustrating because I felt like I was paying people to go away and I resented it because I was working hard and struggling too. Finally, the solution I came up with was to address the reason I was angry, namely giving money to nameless people for it to be more comfortable for just a fleeting moment, and feeling taken advantage of, but also feeling badly that there might be someone who really needed help, whatever form it might take, and ignoring them because of the anger and resentment. The answer was to make a simple rule for myself, where I would not necessarily make it absolutely no handouts to anyone, but ONLY when I could actually take the time to introduce myself, and get their name, shake their hand and try to make it a personal thing that had more meaning than just throwing change at someone at a stop light. It would, I thought, make it less of a guilt trip and more a real interaction with a real person, not some lump of nobody. That turned out to be much more rewarding, as each person I did get a chance to talk to made a lasting impression, had an effect on my own day. Most significantly, was a gentleman by the name of Kim, who happened to often be by the gas station that was closest to my house. I had seen him there before, but when I had my new approach, I asked him his name and introduced myself and shared a few words when I handed him a couple of dollars. My goal also was to only give FOLDING money, too, but sometimes I found that I might be a bit hard pressed for cash myself, and still be able to afford a few coins. Such was the case the next time I saw him, when I was also down enough on my luck that I would have to be leaving my rental and doing the unthinkable last thing I ever wanted to have to do: move back in with my mother at 30. It felt like a failure and so un-adult, but I realized that it was more responsible to do that than continue to go deeper in debt without having the income to keep up my rent and bills. I had lost my dignity and my independence, but I still had my car, and when I saw him that day I had all of 35 cents to my name. But seeing him made me realize that I DID have my family, and my car, and a place to move home to where I was welcome, which was clearly more than some people. I gave him that 35 cents, which was all the money I had in the world and wished it could have been a little more that I had to give. The third, and last time I saw that man happened to be on Christmas morning, and I was no longer living near that gas station but happened to be in the neighborhood and had stopped at the grocery across from it. I saw him walking across the parking lot, and as he came towards me, I greeted him with the cheer the season had brought upon me, saying, "Merry Christmas, Kim!" I don't even remember if I even had any money to give him that day, though it didn't even matter if I had or how much because what I gave him was something that money wouldn't buy. He looked up at me, agog with surprise, mouth a wide open circle of amazement, just like his eyes, before they began to tear up, and his voice was a whisper of wonder, and slightly unsteady as he stammered in disbelief, "Y-ou... ? ...You know my NAME." I said, "Of course. It's why I asked it, so I would remember who you are." It really struck me how much disbelief there was evident in his reaction. I wondered how long it had been since someone had seen him as "Kim" rather than just as "him" there. There was so much awe and emotion in that realization that someone, SOMEONE out of all the people that looked through him all the time, saw him and knew who he was. Enough to call him by name. It occurred to me that this was why I had made that rule. Whether or not he remembered meeting me before, whatever else may have gone on in his life, on that morning he was so touched as to be brought to tears over the fact that he was actually THERE enough to be seen and recognized as a person with a name and identity that hadn't gone unnoticed or disregarded. It was something that all the countless people who gave him change couldn't give: acknowledgement. It was so important that simply by using his name, I had made an impact, and in that moment, restored some real humanity to the act of giving without having to give anything more than a moment of attention. We chatted a bit about this that and the other, and he said he had been released from jail that morning. I said it was better to start the day coming out than going in and we chatted briefly, as one would with any acquaintance. Eventually I wished him well and another Merry Christmas before going on about my own way with the distinct sense that there was a hope in the air that had not been there before. It was a Christmas that I will remember for that interaction. It affirmed that it was not a silly thing to do to take the time to make introductions, to really MEET those who I might otherwise have just thrown money at and never remembered. It was the right thing to do to make sure that our interactions had mattered, even if not to him, enough to ME that I was able to give him the courtesy of greeting him by name, when such a courtesy was something long forgotten for him. The deliberate way that I had gone about the giving of a couple dollars, or just 35 cents,only when I could be human with it, had been the right thing to do, not for the giving, but for the simply being HUMAN about it.

[@veronicaalvarez7507]

I wish people stopped complaining about the fact the cracked is gone. These videos are great quality. A lot of people put work and effort into them. I very much appreciate these videos. Keep up the good work People Watching. I know I'll always be watching

[@SLCtica]

I just smile at them or nod. I think they sense I'm broke. Anywho I wrote a paper in school on upward mobility, the wealth gap and class disparity in American society. It's shocking how many people are considered "working poor" these people are employed, sometimes they have a couple jobs and depending of the cost of living where they live, they may still find themselves to be homeless or living in a car. It's truly shocking that we are a so called first world country where elderly people go to bed hungry every night and people with several jobs are homeless.

[@nicoletaylor2880]

^ I whole heartedly agree that there some shift going on in the 21st century. Inflation has gone up. The Hyperinflation of College has gone up and jobs are way too scarce.

[@kadimbobbitt3326]

Amen to that sister. I've seen folks starting work at 4am, 4 in the morning, just to go dig ditches or move dirt or clean stadiums after sporting events for like 12 hours just to go back to the streets or the shelter that night. Idt even my last boss had that amount of resolve and determination.

[@ViniSocramSaint]

And I live in a country where the only thing holding other nations back on calling mine a 1st world country is the wealth disparity. A lot of my countrymen are bellow the line of miserableness - even bellow poor - yet got a share of the 1% and lots of businesses, even being called "the country of entrepreneurship". But so do any other 1st world country. I still don't get what this classification means

[@hadassahflecksing7266]

Normally I just give them any snacks or food I have

[@LucasFernandez-fk8se]

Indira Gutierrez there really is a lot of upward mobility in this country you just have to know how to make it. There are plenty of stories of homeless or working poor or (educated) 3rd world immigrants coming here and making it big and becoming middle class to wealthy

[@AcolyteBlaze]

I really miss these. Lots of heart and relatable

[@Fari-writes-fari-sings]

Anyone else see Candy still riding that bus of loneliness 4:22 ? :(

[@CalculusDaddy]

Underrated comment

[@ericsmith116]

i like how season 2 references this moment for her after her date with the trans dude. Same dress and everything.

[@karenv4368]

Prejudice bus 😞 (and the sign of rent apartment, ask for janis)

[@AliceGoldenberg]

I don't know why but it was incredibly funny

[@j-to-the-oseph]

A slug to the feels with every episode! This is a great series.

[@Malik_Hoff]

There's so much room for growth with these characters. Really good

[@idontknow-ms8mc]

"My strategy is to literally be poorer than them and yet I'm always the person they ask." 🤣

[@John_Q]

The hipsters of today are the conservatives of tomorrow. Same thing happened with hippies.

[@lilweedsea]

John Q sooooooo fucking true

[@AnonYMouse-ky4sg]

John Q I don't have any proof, but that seems like an urban myth. The hippies were actually a very small part of the population at the time. I think it was less than 5%. Again, media bias makes you think it was a much bigger thing. Hippie culture was never accepted as mainstream. So it's most likely that hippies retained most of their ideology throughout their life, it was just never a big part of America to begin with. It is true that people get more conservative as they get older, but not by that much.

[@spiraljumper74]

Buddy, who hurt you?

[@Rita3500]

Except that there were people, like the punk movement, who knew that the hippies were full of shit from the get-go and formed a movement that was still about getting rid of the man and fucking over societal conventions but just in a different way. People might take the same road at the beginning but the destination isn't always going to be the same.

[@natuarlynerdy915]

I get called a hipster by my friends alot.... Save me I don't wanna be a conservetive

[@jorgecasanova1999]

Being homeless isnt a choice

[@0xCAFEF00D]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fme9d617jJySh5Y Not strictly no. But there's exceptions.

[@Lookatmeshine]

It can be. I've met some homeless people who love it and would never go back to living indoors. They're rare though.

[@krumble8327]

Amone Rahman once one is homeless it’s almost impossible to not be. You need a job for housing and you need housing for a job.

[@jason200912]

it's a choice for quite a bit actually--though still pretty rare. some make panhandling a job. begging near a highway exit and busy road apparently pays up to 40-100 in 1 hour of standing in the heat at certain times of days...which is why you see homeless fighting for spots or corners sometimes

[@postshift19]

Homelessness isn't a choice, but where you choose to be homeless is. Seriously, if I were homeless, I would not stay in a place that had cold winters.

[@mudlark4099]

I knew where it was going and it still hurt. Nicely done.

[@sarahg2653]

Buy some cheap gloves, hats, and blankets and keep them in ur trunk to give out. during winter, people die from hypothermia. It's a cheap and helpful thing you can do for someone out in the cold.

[@BarginsGalore]

What trunk

[@unknownusername5111]

Car trunk

[@BarginsGalore]

Unknown Username they don’t have cars

[@insertname1667]

Zephyr Nace-Beach they're talking about other people keep that stuff in trunks so when you do see a homeless person in the winter without said stuff, you can give them it.

[@mookinbabysealfurmittens]

+1 OP. I do this. Everyone should. Even a spare hoodie or gloves, just in case.

[@EmeraldEyesEsoteric]

Looking for a job... have no money, no skills, no vehicle, no change of clothes, and no ability to bathe or shower. Also I have a dog... he's being homeless with me. My only companion in this cruel world.

[@m1l4n1nh3ll]

Hope you're doing better stay safe

[@xWinterstarex7]

Sounds about right: finally get to know someone and they just leave. Change man...change

[@MastaSmack]

Yeah, pretty much why I gave up on life and stopped making friends. I stayed the same making the same types of jokes and now they've ascended to a higher level a better than me-ness. But just like you said, I would get comfortable with a group of people and then end up having to just deal with new people...gets lame...the people who used to laugh at my jokes are gone and now all I have are people who give me looks.

[@brandothefish]

@@MastaSmack Sounds like your depressed man. It's alright, I highly doubt your friends think theyre better than you. Jokes aren't thing only thing that matters in life pal. Maybe instead of "finding new people" you should try to strengthen your bind with people you already know. Maybe even talk to them about these issues you're having.

[@MastaSmack]

Jokes are the most important thing, hearing people laugh makes me happy, not much else does.

[@brandothefish]

@@MastaSmack Well If telling jokes makes you so happy, maybe look into being a comedian. But still, there are other things that matter as well. Again, like I said, you should try to improve your connections with people you already know. That and you could go to therapy. Other peole have problems just like yours.

[@TrellTheSage]

Why you had to make it sad

[@MADPAOFFICIAL]

I think alot of people would benefit from watching this. It's not entirely the reality all of the time, but this is a great

[@victorfavela4919]

Dude I find myself coming back and rewatching this every couple of weeks this show is low key really impactful

[@brokenhaloxxx]

My sister just tried to take her own life. Sometimes its hard because we both are near each other 24/7 while trying to get a job and apartment; but, I don't want her out of my life forever. I Just want her back home and we can play overwatch and bullshit again together. *in response to last line*

[@TrellTheSage]

Why you had to make it sad

[@marproperty1]

im sorry you experienced that

[@TheLastOfTheRealOnes94]

This actually hit me right in the feelings please make more ❤

[@YurinanAcquiline]

I used to give this homeless man some change every time I saw him, which was every Saturday. One day he asked for cash and I said I had none because I was unemployed student who always had little cash either way. He started hurling insults and threats to me. After that, for years when I passed by, I never so much looked at the man when he asked for money just like everyone else. Some people just suck. Years later, I occasionally gave this homeless man cash until one day I said no ( I was broke) and he followed me across two streets all the way into a shop, demanding cash where the shop owner chased him out. I decided not to give him anymore cash after that. I had an accident where I hurt both my legs and I can barely walk now. The man cornered me at a wall demanding cash one day. I was so scared and my legs were so much pain. Some passerby chased him off. I only give to children because of incidents like this.

[@xstrawarot]

Where do you live mab wtf

[@Lookatmeshine]

Just FYI some kids are used by gangs to get cash.

[@YurinanAcquiline]

@@xstrawarot Jamaica...

[@jason200912]

carry a knife and work on better people reading skills. Hope you don't get robbed for your phone and wallet next time

[@redhoodie8093]

@@YurinanAcquiline that explains it, I'm sorry but I feel as a lot of people there can be a bit too aggressive as a Jamaican myself

[@Hangaroid]

There was this homeless person that would always be around our high school and he would always ask for money politely as in "Hey kid. Can I ask you something?" and most people would either ignore him or just say "No change, sorry.". Some would get mad or annoyed, but a very little percentage of them would actually spare a few. I would give him money from time to time, not always. One of the times we encountered he said that he needed it for bread just to later on see him with a cigarette in his mouth. Isn't nice to feel that. I didn't like that he lied to me and many other people probably, yet I still kept giving him some money when he asked. My family isn't rich, we barely get by sometimes. They raised me well and I know I need to put myself in another's shoes sometimes, but I hate that these people lost their hope and what I hate even more is that I don't know how to give it back to them. Just a bad feeling to feel.

[@MastaSmack]

How do you know he didn't bum the cigarette from someone? and really did buy bread?

[@Hangaroid]

Wow, never crossed my mind... I just always imagine the worst don't I hah. That definitely is a possibility. Thank you for bringing that up.

[@andyh5300]

Have you ever tried living on the street? Just try it for a day; I bet you’ll cry your eyes out. Try it for a week; you’ll be as crazy as they are if you’re forced to think about what really drives society. Try it for a month and you’ll be lost forever. You’re not strong enough to endure it; look into your souls and realize no one deserves to be treated that way.

[@DennixMusic]

Everyone here seems to be wanting cracked to come back. And while I want that as well, I just want to appreciate how much this show in particular speaks to me. Thanks for keeping it going. Also, the fuck is the name of the song at the end!

[@walabixha1746]

its called oak tree by annie sumi

[@AndyRoidEU]

This is the best series I found on KZbin.

[@vexxama]

Kind of getting a different vibe from this season. The last one felt more like overarching and universal concepts of thoughts and inputs, with teases of the characters actual lives and details. This season seems to be going backwards, with their daily life leading into the discussion. I don’t know, I feel like the first season was more tacit about characterisation, while this one is going to show more of their lives. And I guess some obligatory comment about cracked being dead? Its like beating a dead horse/KZbin channel with a stick at this point

[@JoveJoved]

Both seasons have been nothing but the selfishness of attention seeking, lazy hipsters. Just more obvious here.

[@doji_town_adventures]

i think it's supposed to be a similar narrative to how bojack's writers do that show's narrative, having the first season as exposition and moderately light hearted stuff while still saying 'hey we're gonna be a sad show', especially with how season two looks to be going for the meatier brunt of sad stuf

[@kingkold]

Discussions are good. We should all have more of them .

[@JoveJoved]

Only thing sad is anyone that could possibly connect with these garbage humans.

[@doji_town_adventures]

@@JoveJoved dude get over yourself wtf

[@jameswalker5645]

This reminded me of a guy that I knew, he work with me and around 2008/2009 when everyone lost everything he literally lost his mind that he lost his job any lost his ability to grab things with his hands . after that all he wanted to do is drink the pain away. I bought him some meals a couple when I ran into him. I find out he was living near McDonald's at once so used to buy him dollar doubles whenever I catch him. one time I found out about youngsters at a pizza restaurant harassing him and I wrote an email to the corporate office and they gave him a bunch of free Pizza after that . after a while I never saw him again, all I know is that Chris wanted to die..

[@Just_Monika0830]

There was this old guy outside of Walmart and me and my fiancee had finished up our grocery shopping. This old guy asked me for change and I looked at him and apologized as I walked off with around $200 worth of food for my family. As I kept walking away I looked down into my cart and looked at my fiancee and said we should probably do the right thing here. I turned the cart around and gave him one of everything from the groceries. While I was in the middle of passing him out food his wife walked around the corner and thanked us for the help. I threw in one more of each item so that she could eat as well. You never know how life changing your actions can really be in this world and how much of an impact you can have on society until you go out and do it. I hope they are getting to where they need to be.

[@melindanilsson4331]

I know it's not perfect but every time I'm in the U.S. I end up feeling so thankful for the social welfare system in Sweden. Not that we don't have homeless people, but a lot of people who would have been homeless in the U.S. (those with mental illness, addicts, people suddenly out of a job) have a system to fall back on and don't end up on the street because something goes wrong.

[@rebekahm7317]

Melinda Nilsson then why do u have homeless people at all

[@OurFoundingLiars]

I’m tellin ya guys, cracked was captured by Jim Henson productions for exposing the muppets, they’ve escaped and now they have to be careful With their content. Keep asking questions

[@laelladickerson5905]

I swear you are literally everywhere

[@missironmouse]

Wait! What?

[@Diet_Black]

9/11

[@edsantoss]

You're not funny please stop.

[@OurFoundingLiars]

Well sinn, if being funny was the goal this would concern me. My concern is truth. Keep asking questions

[@joshusdog7677]

Its a cute story, but that's it. The kind of story that could only happen in a fictional Canadian town that hasn't seen the kind of homelessness in the States or elsewhere, or truly understand why or how it is that people become homeless in the first place. I'm not saying that i haven't met some cool homeless people before, that were nice, smart and that i've helped out from time to time, but the overwhelming vast, vast majority of them, are poor, uneducated, minorities with either personality disorders, serious mental disorders and/or addiction problems. And if you somehow managed to uplift every homeless person who is just a good guy with no problems and just fell into poverty through a series of bad situations, you would still have masses of seriously addicted mentally ill people living under bridges and overpasses. Homelessness isn't just an economic problem, its a societal problem as well. If you want to fix homelessness you need mental health reforms, drug enforcement reforms, education for adult reforms and you will see that little by little the homeless population will begin to wane.

[@joshusdog7677]

Yeah, but there's always going to be homeless people for one reason or another. I knew a guy who consciously chose to be homeless. He was a journeyman carpenter, used to have a home, car and everything, but just one day thought that there was no point to it all and decided that it was easier to just live as a transient. He would sleep in makeshift shelters of shipping pallets or in abandoned trailers and subsist off of handouts. He was a really nice guy and never bothered anyone, people offered him work, tents to sleep in, and someone even offered him their old beat up but still livable in trailer and he refused them all. There's a whole philosophy behind people that choose that life and he was living it.

[@joshusdog7677]

No of course not, just because one person makes the decision doesn't mean they all do, but when was the last time you saw a homeless child shivering in the cold anywhere in the west? Thats because our child protective services receive a lot of support and seeing a suffering child is an absolute taboo. they would be taken away from their parents and become a ward of the state or relocated to another family member. There are some children that are homeless sure, but compared to the amount of adults, its almost trivial and if we can figure out how to prevent the adults from becoming homeless then it stands to reason that the children won't be homeless.

[@TheProdagrad]

Actually I live in london some homeless are nice enough to talk to.. Quite similar to this episode... Some are bitter and rude. Just like anyone else.

[@faithj2602]

I’m from Tennessee and we’re a pretty liberal town for being in the south but homelessness is a huge ISSUE. And I say issue in a bad context because these people do not want help. I have thought of finding my own shelter to help those in need but these people don’t want the help. They won’t give yp their items to be checked for drugs, alcohol, or weapons, and harass people consistently. We have a whole city of homeless people underneath a bridge and driving near it is dangerous. The shops on our Main Street of downtown had to hire their own personal cop to chase them out because the city won’t help. The only way that these people are going to become functioning members of society is if they’re forced to, and that’s really said but it’s the truth for so many people in our town.

[@mrpurple11]

This👏is👏the👏true👏

[@itme9135]

I like how the dialog is meant to be horribly offensive but they still refer to the homeless guy as a "street person".

[@ChestersonJack]

it me sometimes it’s just regional dialect

[@TheGamingDandy]

Street person is offensive though?

[@HammerHeadFootball]

i have an ex, who i tried to block out of my life. for no real reason, probably just the fact that seeing her hurt & made it hard to move on. after i saw this video, i finally offered her amends, i told her i’d rather deal with dealing with her, than deal with never seeing her again. although i’ll have the same irrational anger at times, i’d rather it be that, than the dull emptiness of losing someone i once loved. thank you for everyone who made this video, i think you changed my life.

[@shin-ishikiri-no]

Weakness.

[@christensummers9641]

野村ERIK no. Humility, forgiveness, and compassion. Traits not seen very often in humans anymore, but desperately needed.

[@Unaffected_Unknow]

I want to make edits to promote this beautiful art, because People Watching *needs* to be relevant. Cracked failed to promote this diamond, and I just want to scream it's lessons into the void. As authentic and poetic as People Watching was, it *didn't have enough content* to be recognized, and it's lesson dies with it's relevance. Please don't claim copyright, I'm passionate about keeping your art alive and I enjoy spending my time sharing it amongst my peers.

[@Plisko1]

This same sort of thing happened to me. I wasn't as hostile.... but I slowly became friends with the guy on the corner. I was intrigued because he was always reading and always had a big stack of books next to him and never asked for change. Stopped every day to chat... brought him stuff... etc. One day he died... the whole neighborhood came out to honor him because he was the same way with everyone.

[@jeremiahlarkins618]

When I'm not down on my luck, I try to help as many people as I can. I met a lot of ungreatful people who looked at me and asked if that was all... I also met a lot of good people too. One of the guys I gave some change fell in the river and drowned. Help someone if you can.

[@sterlingd1984]

I've always felt a lot of sympathy for the homeless, and have tried to help them as much as I could manage. I used to go downtown in highschool to talk to them, to acknowledge them and maybe make passers by look at the situation differently seeing a kid in a military school uniform chatting up homeless people. I had a landlord who lived next door, who's brother in law was homeless living around the corner behind a 7-11. He'd have a coffee and help my mom in the garden sometimes on the weekends when he was going to his sister's house, and I remember buying him a cheap phone and 3 months of service plus $100 cash, along with some money here and there before that. I even tried to get him a job with my friends dad who's a painter, since that was what he did all his life. He blew me off after that, acting like he didn't know me. My brother and I have also hired multiple homeless people, doing hurricane window and door installation, and almost every time has ended very badly, from jumping out the truck at the next light after buying him breakfast, stolen tools off the job, or passed out in a porta potty with a needle in the arm. So my view on the homeless has changed somewhat over time, but I do think it's all very situational and we shouldn't generalize people as good or bad inherently, but have critical thinking skills along with compassion or firmness whatever the situation calls for. You never really know what each and every person is going through or doing behind the scenes...

[@sethmcalrath8027]

Wh-what is this? Why didn't I know about this and why did I have to stumble upon it randomly? It was nice.

[@mememachine2357]

same bruh!

[@NelsonStJames]

This was actually really well done. Now I've got to try and find all of season one.

[@emmathestonedspider8676]

80% of people in America live paycheck to paycheck

[@ddga1800]

Damn...What happened to George?

[@MastaSmack]

He got ground into burger meat.

[@jlroberts4008]

Gone Fishing.

[@verygooddoggo431]

I’m legit crying

[@insan8ty]

Ugh, what the fuck. I wanna know too.

[@stardustreverie6880]

I-I'm sure he left to find a job... yeah, that *has* to be it...

[@Polybius11]

Cracked: Gone Fishin' Me: *sobs*

[@chronocreed4477]

this series needed more seasons

[@unmog4223]

I was expecting a sad ending, but the feels still got me.

[@MikeDSept21]

I miss Obsessive Pop Culture Disorder! After Hours too (original cast only).

[@Jus-X]

Yeah I just realized those were the only reasons I subscribed to cracked and now they're not on anymore. If those shows are gone why am I still here?

[@MikeDSept21]

@@Jus-X High hopes? And because CollegeHumor sucks compared to what Cracked used to be.

[@djm7323]

:’( i am so sad.

[@uhohhotdog151]

I remember when cracked was actually funny and interesting.

[@JonathenPetrie]

This, too, shall pass.

[@MightiestArm]

Was seriously not expecting this to be my favorite video all week. This was brilliant

[@screamwank895]

Why is everyone one on cracked anything so intensely rude, narcissistic, and generally unlikeable?

[@lollipoop6127]

Lol thank god somebody else notices this

[@jacobcoughs101]

Because most people in real life are like that? And i happen to like all the characters on cracked

[@Niphredyl]

If you have ever been to a city with the population over min. 1 million it's probably like this.

[@helenmoran6689]

Because that’s how people in real life are

[@micahholt9895]

Basically a look into mirror of reality of people.

[@andveeterfeuerstein1314]

Having been friends with a few homeless folks... that ending was kinda a tear jerker...

[@jewunit347]

Hard pill to swallow: becoming homeless can happen to ANYONE. And you likely wouldn't see it coming or be prepared for it. If this year hasn't shown you that, you are very fortunate.

[@katmckenziepanpride]

The hardest part of trying to reach out to help homeless people is trying to figure out which charities are the best and trying to figure out who's actually homeless or who's just using it as a scam. I've seen people who actually need help. At the same time, I've seen people who have used children (dressed suspiciously well and didn't look like them) to get the sympathy. It's not right. Not all homeless people are scammers, druggies, and/or criminals...

[@justinreyes5042]

Most homeless people harmless and friendly. The only ones I need patience with are the few ones that get mad if I don't give them what they want and act like I'm the one who put them on the street. Very rare though

[@beeegg3]

This video changed the way I interact w homeless people. Never again will I ignore them.

[@vggeek13]

I always come across homeless people when I go to work, and a lot of them are just out of luck. But the shitty part is I also come across the panhandlers that aren't homeless or even suffering from low income, just regular people who are trying to scam the masses. It makes me feel really bad because now it's a who can you really trust? can you trust that the women with 3 kids hanging out in front of the grocery store with a sign that says she doesn't speak English, but she needs to feed her kids, please spare some change? Or does her husband come pick her up at 6pm in an Escalade and drive off without even going into the store? is that scruffy guy who looks like he is on weed really need money for drugs? Or does he work 4 menial jobs in the local area and uses that money to pay for a car accident he was in years ago and no longer has the credit to be shown an apartment let alone a home? Luckily the city I work in has a really good assistance program for the homeless, especially for families and veterans. I know 5 people and 3 families that got homes through the program and a lot of the other homeless either don't care or are just passing through. I often wish i could do more for people.

[@crieverytim]

Oh no you have to feel uncomfortable for 30 seconds. These people have nobody and nowhere to go. Most people would crumple under the weight of that for just one day of that, much less a lifetime. You should walk by the homeless with gratitude. and Is it really too much to give them a few cents? If you don't got it you just say I don't got it but you don't pretend like they do not exist. 1 of the kindest things you can do is at least acknowledge that they exist in see them as a person As opposed to a nuisance in a burden

[@crieverytim]

@Aubrey so are you. no one is obligated to play your stupid game. people have a right to exist without giving their lives to a cutthroat and corrupt system that treats ppl as disposable trash. that you are so out of touch you see them as little more than rats is disgusting. I'd much rather live amongst them than people like yourself. check your soul

[@crieverytim]

@Aubrey you suggest they what??? simply die??? guess what - you'll be happy to know that's exactly what they are doing. it takes time.

[@GamerMNE]

Damn you!! Didn't see that one comming. Hit me like a bus. I'm crying my soul out now.... aaaaargh!!! Just stumbled upon this series. this is a true gem!

[@Jay_Byrde]

this says more about america and how we treat our people more than anything else.. i hope this video doesn't inspire people to help homeless people but helps inspire OUR GOVERNMENT to make a REAL DIFFERENCE in OUR CULTURE.. more than everything i hope this comment is noticed because the best way for OUR PEOPLE to REALLLY make a difference starts with our culture and government PLEASE SHARE THIS

[@andreamagana9880]

I was looking through the comments hoping someone would say something beyond “oh, this is so emotional.” Giving the homeless our money and having a small conversation with them is something, but it does not solve the real issues at hand that led them to that state. So, thank you so much for sharing your insight!

[@strangerpainter]

How exactly can government change culture, in your opinion? (and what is your perception of culture as a concept?)

[@MastaSmack]

There was a time when we could just climb a coconut tree and eat it and call it a day while we sat in the shade....we sure went down a weird path.

[@jcbusto122]

Some of the best people I ever met in my life were homeless... And I had no idea until I became homeless and had to rely on other homeless people to survive. There homeless people out there that will give you the only pair of shoes they have or thelast dollar to their name.

[@Odood19]

This reminds me of a homeless man that died in my community not too long ago. He was known for stumbling up and down the campus downtown street, asking for change, talking to drunk students, and hanging out with the other homeless people outside McDonalds to share cigarettes and a few laughs. RIP Black Santa, gone but not forgotten.

[@TheRecklessDark]

There's something about a person sat on the ground begging for change that just implies they have no motivation or drive. I used to give money to beggars but found it didn't seem to make any difference. In fact, all of their homeless mates gathered on my route and started begging me as well. Now I never give money to people sat down. But several times recently people have walking have politely stopped me in the street and asked for change and I hand it over. There's some major difference about handing change to a homeless person who seems to be going somewhere... Literally and metaphorically I guess.

[@Kaotiqua]

Because being homeless means you should never sit anywhere, at any time? And where exactly do you expect all these homeless folks to be on their way to or from? They can't go _home_ to rest their feet, after all, that's kind of the point.

[@supaafroman4589]

I genuinely hate the protagonist in this

[@myopiniondoesntmatterbut6988]

She's a flawed person just going through life like the rest of us. At least she's honest and has the ability to change

[@vetonrecica5558]

For me,when I watch a movie or read a book,I don't expect the main character to be likable,I expect them to be understandable.

[@stardustreverie6880]

She was flawed at the start but clearly developed in the end; everyone's like this, do you genuinely hate everyone?

[@jedidogma]

Most characters that are written in fiction are designed to be likable, and books on writing will advise you to do the same. Protagonists are SUPPOSED to be likable and relatable, so I have no idea what you are talking about. @@vetonrecica5558

[@leilanidru7506]

Stardust Reveries she was pretentious, annoying, and insufferable. Not to mention a total asshole. She changed in the last approx. 2 mins out of the 10 min video but she still seems like an annoying person to be around, not coz of her flaws but coz of who she genuinely is. It probably just me tho

[@triswizard6220]

thank you for all of this, this series and the whole work put into it is so important, thank you

[@soc3696]

Are you planning at making us cry at each episode? Because, well, indeed, well done. 😅

[@Admrilacbar300]

Dam dude this one got too me!

[@rashaaddyson5280]

I didn't realize how much i liked this series till i saw I've watched every single episode. Guess it's my favorite keep them coming

[@nikhildandge1847]

It's a nice way to implement change, I don't know if I am going to talk to a broke person tomorrow but I surely will not get annoyed by them anymore, u just need to understand.

[@nathanbruce1992]

nikhil dandge: Maybe. Having to stop homeless people from stealing food from my work and stuff like them trying to mug my ex gf has colored me jaded though.

[@leestone899]

Ow Right in my feels

[@inichan8786]

This comes close to an encounter I had as a teenager. When I was driving nearly two hours to get to my college to learn a certain job, there was this homeless man who would always greet me. Ask me if I am okay, sometimes even walk a little with me. He never asked me for change. He told me storys about how he got where he was, he listened to me as well. It felt as if he made sure that this young girl in the earliest morning hours doesn't get mugged or hurt on her way to school in this big city. I watched the sunrise when I arrived at school each day. I made sure I got there early enough otherwise I would have been late each day and they didn't like that at all. I remember how my classmates scoffed at me for talking with him or as I did at times, share food or read my comics with him while waiting for my train home. That one time when I started that was with the old trainstation, they had this bakery that would give you for a small amount these big pieces of marmor cake. We sat together waiting for my train and he wished me that it tastes good in this manner a grandfather does. He didn't expected it, but I broke the piece in half and gave it to him. He got out a pair of utensils, old ones from before WW1 and ate it. He later told me how he can not give those away since they have been reached down by his fathers father ect and how they kept them even when nearly everything metal had to be given up to make bullets in WW2. He even read once my Spawn comics with me and listened to me explaining him who Spawn was. Overall he was a very caring and nice guy. With a lot of unlucky shit happening that made him lose hope. Since he felt like a deadbeat he refused to get a home payed by our country. He did however when it got to cold try to get one of the sleeping places they had made for homeless people. Word was from what I heared that he had been found killed some weeks after I left the school....I don't know if it is true, but it makes me sad to think he is gone.

[@EmeraldEyesEsoteric]

I'd love to see woman move to San Francisco, on a block full of homeless who camp out and use the streets as their bathroom. There is actually a $100,000+ job per year to clean up homeless poop, but you need a college degree. I mean yeah, takes a special skillset to pick up poop for a living. I take my dog for a walk and if someone asks to pick up his poop, I'll tell em, sorry, I'm not qualified for that.