The Dark Reality of Los Angeles
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 มิ.ย. 2024
- We've all heard about the problems of Los Angeles, but I wanted to see it for myself. Beneath the veneer of Hollywood and entertainment lies a dark reality we are often blind to. The first part to a new docu-series Im working on about the Promised Land of Los Angeles.
00:00 Intro
02:28 Trouble In Paradise
04:11 American Idol
10:06 Veterans of War
17:10 War On Poverty
23:00 A House, Not A Home
26:42 With Open Eyes
27:34 Outro
Intro song: • Deliver Us (from "The ...
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Over the summer I made several trips to Los Angeles in filming for this video and I had no idea how it was going to turn out until I put it all together. Making this video was a journey in itself but Im glad to have done it and I hope you guys are as interested in seeing content like this as I am to film it. I read almost every comment even if I don't always respond, I do appreciate the support from you guys You can find links to my social media, my other channel, and my podcast in the description, see you guys soon.
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This video essay was great - firsthand knowledge of the city, not the 'classic' screenshots and videos... including the potential extra danger of gaining suck knowledge. I eagerly await the second essay in the series 👍
I really don't understand places like LA or NYC. They claim to care so much about people but can't even house their homeless.
"Frosty" and all the rest need to go back to where they came from and deal with themselves there. The police and the government, from the ground up, need to be dealt with as well. The bankers who control it all need to be found and dealt with. Who's got the balls to do any of this at this point? I don't think the video maker knows anything about what he's getting into in trying to make this film. He's as ignorant as the idiots lying on the ground in LA.
I'm not gonna say communism is better. I'm just gonna say people didn't live like this under communism. I'm talking about the post-Stalin era. The post gulag era. Half the world cheered when he died.
They would take homeless people off the streets, clean them, give them a job as a factory worker, a place to live, food and healthcare.
The shocking juxtaposition of the homeless camp with $200,000 dollar cars passing by is really the best analogy of LA.
Yup.
No matter how bad the homeless problem gets, it's fucking awesome to be rich. NOBODY out there talking about how fulfilling life is for most people who own those $200k cars. Broke people say money doesn't buy happiness.
its like that in most major cities everywhere.... lol
@@thisisgettingold My former science teacher has told me the story of how when he waited some rich clients, they all looked like they had... absolutely nothing to do. And they were young. Maybe the concept of being rich is awesome, but the reality is you're hoarding a huge amount of money vs people who need it. All for yourself. And you'll likely never spend all of it in your lifetime. So no, I fundamentally disagree.
And also, happiness is a complex thing. Rich or poor, finding happiness is like finding purpose.
@@thisisgettingold What an arrogant and condescending comment.
Damn. Dude that called LA a spirituality hostile place nailed it.
Nailed it
I think a little bit of that might be due to our relinquishment of the streets to car traffic and parking. It isolates you from other people. If you're in the car, then your interaction with everyone around is just detached snapshots scrolling by your windows. If you're walking, you are constantly deafened by the engine noise and physically *Trapped* on the sidewalk. Even in high-income neighborhoods, there are no spaces for communities to gather, there's just more space for cars.
It's not a space for people. It fucking sucks.
everywhere is what you make it
@@walterkennedy9474 I really think that’s the source of alot of our problems. I regularly fantasize about how incredible things would be without cars being everywhere
If this was a full series on netflix id binge it hard
That governor clip was unreal
Reporter: "what do you plan to do as governor to improve life in California?"
Gov: "why is everyone attacking me"
Okay hear me out. Seeing pets with homeless people always made me a little extra sad. Then I realized that to the dog, that human is their whole world. That dog is helping that human get through one of the hardest things a person can go through in life. And that pet would more than likely be happy with their person instead of being without. I’m sure the emotional support Frosty gets from his pet is astounding.
All this tragedy of loneliness, losing of soul and purpose and all you noticed was the dog??!
can't "hear" you out, because you cannot even spell HEAR!
@@kantraxoikol6914who cares. Wow you found a spelling error get over yourself.
@@kantraxoikol6914 Imagine getting nervous because someone misspelled a word 🤡🤡🤡
@@anindoin4330☠️
As a European from Belgium, I was shocked when I visited LA. I have never seen a city more devoid of... humanity? Idk how to describe it but the city feels utterly soulless and incredibly materialistic. Everything is about *looks* , not about how things actually are. There is absolutely no sense of sincerity, everyone and everything feels fake. The lack of comradery, community or collectivism is stunning. The place is what peak individualism looks like: every man for himself. Just a bunch of individuals trying to survive in a concrete jungle full of apathy, trash and misery.
Absolutely depressing and sobering experience.
I had the same feeling in Las Vegas, except way more escapism there. Bunch of people drinking, gambling and ordering escorts in an attempt to convince themselves that they are happy
could say the same thing about brussels
That's american mindset and capitalism for ya
@@NEELZE99 No it is the result of liberalism not capitalism, most nations are capitalist but do not share the problems of LA.
Same i have friends from here (Serbia) and family members. My friend who was in LA also said the same thing. He described how people just dont know how to socialize and live. Live in a sense of just having fun with other people.
Here in Serbia its a normal thing to go out drinking, listening to music and eating alot of good food in places we call "Kafana"s. Its like a restaurant where people go to drink and enjoy life lmao.
And yeah family memebers who were in NY also said the exact same thing. That its soulless and that its so much different. People are closed off and ususally never respect you like a human should respect an another human. Pretty sad.
Ive always wanted to go to and maybe even live in the US, but if that ever happens im going to some remote state where i can have fun with people who dont care about your social media or the stuff you wear. That just infuriates me.
I feel that way about Dubai.
"it's like living in an insane asylum and having patients running it" well said.
Check out many of America's cities which are over run by progressive idealogues who seem intent on creating criminal friendly societies.
Wow amazing description this is also spreading across the whole states
An asylum with no walls, and no one can tell who’s the patients
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_System_of_Doctor_Tarr_and_Professor_Fether
Im gonna use that for a youtube video one day when i decide to come to america and mess with peole.
I live in Denver and visit LA often, I also work with the homeless population, incarcerated people, and people looking to get sober. It is hard work that feels like it’s two steps forward and three steps back every day…. This is a GREAT video and you outline a lot of the major issues faced with it comes to “solving” homelessness. Keep up the good work man!!!!
I’m born and raised in LA. I went to visit my buddy in Denver a few weeks ago was surprised at all the homeless in downtown Denver. Denver is a great city aside from that. I love the people and vibe.❤️🕺
Thank you for what you do
Thank you for what you do.
I've volunteered in this field & it's hard with some of the personalities but no where as deeply involved as you and others do. I also have had to 'deal'/communicate with such folk living near me, I have an insight into it & it's very tough and taxing. I do feel for how some have come to that stage because of their prior circumstances & backgrounds, going back to upbringing & childhood.
Step 1, get rid of Gavin Newsom!
I just found your videos today, I subscribed and liked very much!!! I was an RN and Surgery Coordinator and now I am disabled old lady. I have been homeless for almost ten years now and it's all because my health is very bad and the money I live on from social security is not enough to rent an apartment. So.......I sleep in my van ( when I can and someone isn't trying to break in) and I am on a housing list for the past ten years. It's lonely, scary, unsafe and degrading.
It's hard to believe America treats good people such as veterans and nurses who fell on bad luck and ended up homeless like we are less than human. I am not on drugs or mentally ill, but this life is so stressful without help from family or friends....sometimes I wonder if it's going to drive me CRA'ZY too. God bless everyone.
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As an LA native- if you’re wondering how accurate this video is, let me confirm for you it is ACCURATE ASF.
A lot of what you see here is why I’m leaving this decaying ruin. The media portrays this city like it’s still the golden age, but a lot of the beauty you see is really reserved for the wealthy & privileged. Hollywood is a fucking wasteland with really good real estate. But life for the everyday person isn’t like an episode of selling sunset. Don’t be fooled by the glitz & glam because it’s all smoke & mirrors.
Lol lying I've live in Huntington Park almost my entire life it's not even close to how it is acting like drive by, addicts in every street, shit on the street but hey ig that's thier narrative I'll admit homeless issue is real I wouldn't deny it but they over exaggerated.
@@mac9108 i agree i moved to LA a month ago and i barely see any homeless really. I did dowtown but thats it
@@millionhHI888 oh yeah definitely downtown is probably the worst in LA but i currently reside in Santa Clarita nd barely see any homeless nd if I do thier mostly near the bus stops.
@@mac9108 yeah for sure i will say theres been a few homeless i see alone in certain areas of the city. im in redondo beach in a decent area on the left side of the 405 lol and i see a few here and there. also a few underpasses is where it can be bad. when i first moved here i missed an exit on the freeway and got off at some random DTLA exit and as soon as i got off i realized i was in the wrong area and immediately got back on the freeway lmao
Life is all smoke and mirros and appearances. Forever. Always has been.
As an Aussie tourist, I was staggered by the homeless problem. My partner and I were in a shared Uber and accidentally went to the wrong destination. As a result, we had to pass through downtown LA and it was full of tents, people defecating and pissing on the street, shooting up drugs and rubbish everywhere. When our Uber driver realised we went to the wrong place, we got back to the 'good' part of the district and within a couple of blocks, there were beautiful hotels, fountains, gardens and influencers on their phones. The disparity was crazy... it was like a first-world country and third-world country within the space of two blocks of each other.
That's what drugs will do to you
@@ThatGuy-qg4ww Or mental illness.
@@ThatGuy-qg4ww This is the major problem though! The USA does not handle their lower class well. Here in Australia, there are numerous pathways and support networks to help you get your life back on track, if you are willing to make the appropriate lifestyle changes. In the USA, tragically it seems that if you 'fall through the cracks', (whether that be through drug abuse or unemployment), there isn't a lot to help you break that cycle of homelessness.
- In Australia, if you wanted it enough, there are programs to help you get educated / qualified (subsidised by the government) so that you reintegrate into the workforce with a set of skills and have a job to support yourself.
America seems to be a great place to live if you have the money to live there comfortably, but seems to be a nightmare if you don't. There isn't too many people to catch you when things go wrong...
@@samuelatienzo4627 you have to also take into consideration the US is HUGE. You have to take each state & look at it by itself. California is one of the most mismanaged states out there, there is hardly any other state in comparison. Portland Oregon, terribly mismanaged city. There are plenty of states & cities in the US that are much much different. Better government, better treatment of homeless, more resources. It might be strange to think but each state in the US has sovereignty over the majority of their laws, regulations, and social programs.
@@SB-ht8uo Yes I agree with you. It is much easier for me to point out the reality that the larger a population becomes, the more stressed resources become as well. This is the classic example in which people look at Scandanavian countries and wonder why they have such a high standard of living, but it is easier to do so when the state increases taxation from an already resource-rich export base to regulate many other facets of life. It is no coincidence that the standard of living seems to correlate heavily with their small populations and successful economies.
As someone who struggled with homelessness for many years, it’s refreshing to see your video doing what it can to humanize the “invisible people.” I only wish you could have got more interviews with people telling their stories. although mental illness and drugs are a significant factor in many people’s situations, many find themselves in these circumstances because they got sick while working paycheck to paycheck. I personally worked two jobs and volunteered at a soup kitchen while homeless, I helped organize music events at bars and other venues, I was even a cook at the most expensive restaurant in town for two years before I was offered an affordable place to stay. Ironically that place was offered by an acquaintance I met at the bar and not by any of the organizations I reached out to or by any of the places I applied to rent. Now I think about it, had I been given housing with a curfew, I wouldn’t have been able to work half the jobs I held and wouldn’t have met the man who helped me out.
Idk I feel like the best situations are found through personal connections with people who can hook you up. Do you know if mutual aid groups are able to make better use of this more casual dynamic? Also, which city did you work your way towards stability in, if you don’t mind me asking? Or were you traveling around?
But why do you feel the need to downplay the situation. Yes "many" people are one paycheque away from getting off the streets. But how many are we really talking about here, 3 percent? These people are basically institutionalized, if you gave them an apartment they would smear shit on the walls because their neighbour plays music too loud.
Soft white underbelly is a good channel for that
If only they were "invisible".
@@beckyparker1532 Yeah , I have so much humanity for people who were homeless, found a way out, and are looking for some kind of silver lining for those they left behind. The thing is they are anything but invisible, and frankly, OP was just unlucky not broken. These ppl can't be saved and this sort of sympathy is a huge problem, not a solution. These people are an objective drain on society, they straight up enjoy being homeless, they don't even remember what a fuzzy blanket on a couch feels like, and they CANNOT be saved.
As a Los Angeles born individual I've always found it odd how fixated everyone has always been with moving to or visiting LA. I'm here to tell you that shining city has been a near dystopia for a long time. For as long as I live I will never move back there unless something drastic changes
It’s hilarious to me when people from out of state idolize LA, like wait till you find out 😂 I’ve known people who sold and left everything behind to move here just to be extremely disappointed and forced to downgrade to a studio because they realize they can’t afford a place with a bedroom. maybe visit a place before doing such a drastic move
I live in LA. There's such an abundance of homeless people, police sirens daily, cops patrolling the streets and nothing seems to change. I remember a homeless lady with a shopping cart and accompanied by 2 dogs, she came regularly to my apartment complex to collect stuff to sell. After a year I never saw her again, poor her. Another thing is that there's a sidewalk next to my house where trash appears daily, from couches to broken refrigerators. Los Angeles is a hellhole, especially when you're somewhat close to the big city where the homeless people are as common as a pigeon.
LA seems to be THE city in every single way. the good and the bad. abundance of opulence, and a mass of homelessness almost living in a weird dystopian "harmony"
And people still vote for the same shit. Baffling i know
@T teg Egg Give it time. We've changed plenty since the early 2000s, and not entirely for the better.
Look, judging by what i'm hearing from my american friends, including ones living in LA, all the homeless are either drug addicts, mentally ill or are doing it by choice. It's impossible to stay homeless if you don't want to. But it's easier than maintaining a job and doing something with their lives, thanks to leftist government regulations and insane taxes. By trying to "solve" the problem, people up above are making it worse, and they know it. It's just beneficial to them. The best LA county could've done to prevent it all is force all the homeless out of the county, so they can't live off of working people
Hey, cool it with the antisemitism
“LA has no shortage of pride, but it could use some humility” that is such a great quote and description of state of the city
Pride is a sin.
@@Jjf109nine Stfu homophobe
No it isnt dipshit
@@Jjf109nine pride is a sin unless you recognize you couldn’t have done it without God
@@Jjf109nineit can become a sin but preside can also not become a sin
This is the new, independent information we need. Thank you for this documentary!
I just have to say, I watched this video a year ago and that shot in the intro stuck with me so much that I never forgot it. In the intro when you zoom out from the church, then the trans flag, then the gas prices, then the homeless person on the bench. Couldn’t sum up this state any better
My most sobering LA experience: I was getting ice cream at this Instagram-bait type place. A woman who looked like the classic LA Instagram model had just spent a few minutes meticulously photographing her cone, and then threw it away. A few moments later, a homeless man came up and began eating it out of the trash. I felt so like...disgusted at society in that moment.
All of my college classmates moved to LA to do film/entertainment stuff. Even if you aren't completely down and out of luck like those featured in this video, they're still miserable. Barely surviving in abusive jobs under the thumb of sadistic showrunners that last six months, only to have to apply for another one all over again. Los Angeles is a lovely climate and all, but it has become an insanely hostile place to live, on many levels of society.
What's really a disgrace..
is that "model" throwing away an ice cream cone when she couldve like you said.. Given it to a homeless. That is absurd vanity. The selfies, and Instagrammers are in an illusion that ppl really care about them..what they eat , or their photos. Life eventually has its way of bursting those fragile bubbles.
@@mrc6032 I agree 100%. The homeless man didn't disgust me as much as the IG "model" did. Your point also makes me realize that there's an even deeper issue to this. We live in a society that not only enables but also encourages mental illness. There are still lots of good folks out there but places like LA can bring out the worst in humans. It's truly disturbing.
@@mcfrisko834Not disgusted by the homeless man at all, that's the very point - I was disgusted that she threw this perfectly good food away in front of him!
Grew up in LA, there’s all types of different homeless people you got the ones who are trying to get out of that hole and some who just are in it and can’t do shit to get out. I grew up right in south central so talking to them was just a normal part of anyone’s day. We would pull into gas stations and immediately they would start trying to clean ur windows 😂😂without even asking you. Naturally we would have to tell them to fuck off (they would expect a dollar or two for cleaning up)but all they were doing was trying to make a couple bucks to catch their next high.
yep! 100% people shouldn't come here and think they will be famous. I had a cousin do that... he's barely getting by at the moment, like he has for 20+ years, I told him dude, go back to school for something else, give this bs up....
First time I visited LA (from Australia) I was disturbed pretty bad when I saw a homeless man who was barely conscious of the world around him living on a bench when across the street there was a McLaren showcase with probably $15m worth of supercars parked up and down the street. I've been to a lot of different cities in Europe, Asia, Oceania, but I've never seen such shameless wealth disparity than I did in LA.
Because their policies destroyed the middle class.
its pretty much the worst its been in human history
This same disparity exists in every free market city though. You were uncomfortable because the reality was on display right before your eyes
@@nickmandleberg idk about you but I’ve never seen so many homeless people as I have in LA specifically. Like I said I’ve been to a few of the biggest cities in Europe, Oceania and Asia and it just isn’t as bad in any of those places. Plus just because a place is a “free market” doesn’t imply that people have to live in the street and get kicked around by cops every day.
@@nickmandleberg so where is this happening outside of American cities? I cant think of any first or second world country that has these problems. American cities are not really all that free market. You ever wonder why so many black people are in certain areas and are poor? Redlining had a part there. You ever wonder why our cities public transportation is in shambles? These things do not happen in a free market.
Well presented without a glaring agenda. So far, from what I've seen, this is a decent, honest, look at a problem most cities on the west coast are facing.
5:09 when you said the glory days of Hollywood are over and transitioned the boss baby poster is great…a lot of subtle jabs at the industry as a whole and the American idol theme playing…love it..this was a documentary…I love how you interviewed these people will compassion
As a homeless myself I was incredibly moved by this, Glink. It isn't easy. It isn't all bad, but it isn't easy and we really are mostly ignored and scoffed at. I have actually finally landed my first job in years because a rare soul decided to take a chance. I have been working with Hilton hotels for half a year now and am doing great, albeit still homeless. Due to circumstances I haven't been able to secure a place yet so I either stay in my tent or I use a bit of money for a hotel.
I ride a bicycle for commute (and exercise!) And get mocked by people driving by sometimes. I'm making my way and it is a fucking game of survival and adaptability that most people just don't care to think about.
Anyway, thank you. This was wonderful and I wish the best for all you talked to.
I just want you to know that I have the utmost respect for you and you deserve so much more than what life has dealt you. Keep going! I really hope you can secure own place very soon. wishing you all the best, and I know you can do it! You seem like a very kind and intelligent person.
You can do it man, I have faith in you. Ignore those people, their just projecting what they don't like about themselves onto you.
Thank you both! Needed that encouragement.
I am determined to make it through this even if it isn't as fast as I'd like. As long as I stay focused on my intent and goals, I know it will change for the better.
You got this
@@problemchild01 thank you much 🙂
Excellent work, Sir. It never ceases to amaze me, the gap between reality and the illusion that is LA. Much respect for the work you're doing.
I live in Algeria and have a friend who lives in NY, he comes once or twice a year to visit his parents. I remember asking him how's his life compared to here, he told that when he felt lonely and forgotten as opposed to here, where strangers literally wish you a peaceful day when you pass them.
le le la le bled c'est pas non plus le paradis lolilol
What that guy from Egypt said in the beginning was profound "people have so much ego in L.A. that they don't care where the next person's going"
Your point
@@shedrackjenkins1941 Looks like someone is offended
If you think that's profound you need to start reading more
@@filipbabovic8474 you have it twisted,i didnt see the point in what he was saying so i was asking for clarificatiob
Civilization can't exist without hypocricy and it never existed without hypocricy.
There was a guy making tiny homes for a fraction of the cost no questions asked. They weren’t air conditioned, but they had a fan, a window, and a lockable door, a symbol of hope for those living in tents. The government started confiscating the homes because they weren’t “approved” and took up space on the sidewalks, they took about the same amount of space as a tent. They don’t care about people, but about making sure their friends and themselves make money from all these projects they start.
It's the democratic party which DOESN'T give a shit about America or it's people: just attention whores awaiting the next photo-op...
@@rolexomegaspecialist9411 na..its both republican and democrat.. No one in government gives a crap. Just as long as they hold on to power.
@@rolexomegaspecialist9411 Yeah, because the republican party is well known throughout the world for taking well care of it's citizens.../s
Exactly. And these people that "vote with their hearts" absolutely refuse to acknowledge that their favorite politician would dare so after all those sweet nothings they got whispered. Every year there's a new group of voters (not even taxpayers yet) that haven't heard the lies.
I mean, you cant build a house on public space (side walk). I can kind of see their point. A tent is temporary, maybe not worth the squeeze to removw. A house?? Even a small one.... crossed the line.
Most illegal things can be done without govt input so long as you dont draw attentiok to yourself. At least for a time.
I use to judge, mock, ridicule, and chuckle at homeless and drug addicted people.
Once God humbles you, believe me, you will never do that again in your entire life I can only speak from my own personal experience but testing God is a very dangerous thing to do.
All glory to Jesus Christ! 🙌
Amen. 🙏
Also, this issue is starting to happen everywhere. I live in Raleigh NC, a medium city with a population of around 500,000, and there is areas, small areas albeit, that are completely overrun by homeless people. Mentally I’ll people and drug addicts. Everything is trashed in those areas.
When the Egyptian guy said it’s spiritually oppressive to live here- I felt that.
What does that mean
@@triumphant2600 It means that it can be hard find good and god/gods/angels in place with so much rot and grime. It can be hard to find beauty in such ugliness.
@Athena Mon Amour at least the people there aren't stepping and climbing on top of each other for a glimpse of success and fame.
Egypt is definitely a corrupt country, but the people aren't as egocentric and void and
@Athena Mon Amour much rather live in Egypt than rot in California
So why doesn’t he moved ? Why whine about a city that you live in ? Egypt is a shithole.
I’ve always felt bad for breaking the illusion of LA for students studying abroad in California. When I tell them of homeless people living everywhere, trash piling on the streets, and the polluted stench in the air they don’t believe it till they see it :/
I'm amazed people still believe that illusion.
@@drifter402 The job of a lot of politicians and producers for the last 125 years has to been to sell that illusion, so I'm not.
@@MidlifeCrisisJoe
Actually! It’s more deeper than you think.
You should visit the Lafayette Library in Rampart, Los Angeles since it used to be a mission with a torture dungeon to force convert Tongva tribesmen into Christianity.
I used to think that till I went to San Diego and I imagined it was about the same in LA
Same here. I heard things about L.A. before coming here But obviously not enough because I didn’t believe it
LA is a huge disappointment; as is most of California for that matter and one can quickly see its oozing with nothing but toxicity.
California is the most toxic state
I live and grew up in LA, and you took the words right out of my mouth, Well done. Thank you.
Awesome video, its important to actually talk to these people in order to understand what they need, this is exactly what those ignorant politicians need to do but dont because theyre too busy riding on working class taxes to fund their lavish lifestyles. It makes me beyond angry that theres people living like this and then theres people with enough money to stop all this, its not a matter of taxes anymore, its a matter of eating the rich so people can live not just survive
"People have so much pride and ego, they don't care where the next person is going." That quote absolutely sums up life in Los Angeles. I grew up there and it's such a perfect way to describe it. When I first moved from LA to the Midwest, it took me a good couple of months to let my guard down and just interact with strangers. People in the Midwest talk to strangers a hell of a lot more. They'll engage in conversation like they're an old friend and then you'll part ways never to see or hear from them again. Coming from LA, that's a pretty wild concept.
In LA, most people only talk to you if they want something from you: They want your number, they want money, they want to sell you something, they want a job, a place to stay, etc. Because of that, small talk among complete strangers is all but dead. Everybody keeps their heads down and their business to themselves. I once was accosted by a woman because I told her she had a cute dog. Her response was to call me names and berate me for "such an unoriginal pickup line". When I told one of my female friends about it, she said, "that sucks, but I get where she's coming from. We get creeps hitting on us all the time."
So, yeah, that line spoke to me. I like the Midwest much more.
Man you friend did you dirty by calling you a creep lol.
I’m from the midwest, been living in shittyfornia. Terrible.
imagine.. a world where the people arent a bunch of stuck up delusional bent-hearts. welcome to, well, the rest of the world
I'm from Iowa so I know exactly what you mean. I moved to New York and it was kinda exhausting how much of a guard I had to create and put up.
not true many people in LA are cool like all places it just depends on who you're talking to
as someone who was born and raised in SoCal and moved out as a kid, you nailed everything that me and my family have been talking about with Cali, or specifically LA. The homeless issues, rampant poverty, extremely high housing, destroying businesses, and corrupt institutions are just the surface of what’s killing the state.
Whats killing the state is mass population
Yeah as much as I love my state this state was dying along time ago. I always said if you aren't rich and or famous L.A. isnt the place to be.
This is quickly becoming the norm everywhere in the U.S.
@Shin Shaman except Finland
I guarantee you you have homelessness in your state too.
The man you are speaking to in minute 4 is a kindred spirit. I have been in LA. It is a very difficult place to be spiritually, because of what is going on. Yes, the pride, the ego. I wish to meet that man and have conversation with him.
Very well done & insightful.
"Los Angeles has no shortage of pride, but it could use some humility."
There's plenty of humility, but it's mostly in the ghettos, and no one really cares about what goes on there. People only look at downtown and Hollywood expecting to find something there for some reason. It's like expecting a pear tree to give you apples.
@@gilbertotoledo1421 the hard working people trying to make a living to support their families have humility in spades. It's the people that care only about surface level bullshit that need it the most.
@@gilbertotoledo1421 You can if you graft a pear branch on an apple tree.
Moved from Hollywood to Seattle 10 years ago. Seattle, also filled with pride, has seen an explosion of homelessness. Our government is much more concerned about pleasing Amazon, Starbucks, Boeing, Microsoft, etc. We pride ourselves on being a progressive bastion but it's all BS and it's only getting worse.
@@gilbertotoledo1421 Your understanding of humility is not what its being discussed here. Its not about hardworking poor people, is about spoiled rich brats.
That moment when Los Santos is a romanticised version of Los Angeles
Maybe thats why they dont make a modern gta game. Plowing with your car through tents and homeless people doesn't sound so fun
Los santos is better or worse? I don’t get it
@@uwu-fm2kj He meant that Los Santos turned into a better version of LA.
@@BaineBG thank u
Atleast Los Santa doesn’t have tent cities. LA is a parody of itself. Even LS is a cleaner city.
Very well edited and thorough documentary.
Well done. Great short documentary. It’s circumstances that make fascinating people with captivating stories.
Making this journey must have been emotionally painful. Hidden heartfelt tragedy
That Egyptian guy gave us the best insight into LA ever. So simple and perfect.
I know what he means, i lived in Indiana/mid west & traveled around the world, California has a very negative spiritual feel to it when you come back here, its almost like some invisible force is inflicting this pain upon california, the wealthy here have such a high ego they look down on the poor like they are garbage, a very loveless part of the world, wide gap between rich & poor that is growing rapidly, interestingly i recently talked to a native American medicine man about the same thing, that california is full of negative dark spirits, that they are not letting the land & people heal
So why he did not stay in Ghana❓
Exactly, and that’s why we left. No thnx
Editing to say I'm no longer homeless over a year later. My rent is $200 for my own 1 bedroom apartment and I'm still here in the city and not going anywhere. Didn't even read all the comments initially but thanks to everyone who had something nice to say. To the haters, enjoy paying your rent or that 30 year mortgage. I'm enjoying the weather the food and of course my subsidy which I never stopped fighting for 😁
I am homeless in LA. I've been here for 3 years. I came from central California, about 100 miles north, often regarded as LA's dumping grounds. I was homeless there since the age of 14. I came because I kept hearing of the "programs" and the benefits and the opportunity Los Angeles gives in opposition to baren land I was born in. I packed a backpack at 20 years old and paid what I had for greyhound. I'll never forget the first day there when I got off the bus in skid row and saw the towers for the first time. I'll never forget how I made it to a park in Burbank that night and cupped my hands in the water fountain, the water was crystal clear and I was mesmerized because all I had ever known was water that came out the ground white and fizzing like soda. It was truly the promised land for me. I lived in Hollywood, I lived in Venice, both times in shelters. I now live not far from the VA building, giving about my entire paycheck to a weekly hotel. The most infuriating part is that I have an active section 8 voucher- but here I am, giving 6 days a week of labor to live in a room with a sink and a TV. I have too many caseworkers to keep track of. I still go through my contact list almost daily and call and text and grovel for these people to help me get into an apartment. I did some regrettable things to survive life on the street, both in the central valley and on the streets of Los Angeles, all with the goal in mind that one day I would have this voucher, this golden ticket out of homelessness. Yet here I sit with it in my hands, a worthless piece of paper. Some days I wake up and cry for a good hour before I get up and go to work. Some days I spend hours reading all the paperwork I have and googling for information on the different agencies I'm working with and the laws and constraints of Section 8. Still I cannot make sense of it. It is harrowing to see the people on the side of the road, every single day when I go to work, and know many of them were once just like me. Caught in a system that professes to lift you out of the cycle of homelessness yet is so backlogged they dont give a damn whether you die tomorrow or not. The anger and frustration consumes people and they give up hope. Some days I am so angry I want to rip my Section 8 voucher into pieces and set it on fire. But still I continue on, I do not know whether my willpower comes from fear of ending up like the people in tents or from the desire to live and prosper in this "promised land" I risked my life to journey into, the "better life" I saw for myself the first time I gazed upon those shining towers. I only know I have to keep pushing forward. RIP to my brothers and sisters who pursued the American dream here. As much as a part of me hates the homeless I see on the street with the pipe permanently stuck in their mouths, my heart breaks simultaneously. Thank you for documenting their existence without the media hysteria bias I see on KTLA every day.
I hope it gets better for u one day
@@Burbie hope doesn’t get anyone anything, the whole country has to change from the ground up.
@@Arthur-cc6pc well I can't do anything else but hope for a random person who lives in a millions of kilometres away can I lol
Flee the US.
@@TheDanorte Wow! How haven’t I thought of that? Wait a minute, if I’m homeless and go to another nation, wouldn’t I still be homeless? And don’t I have to walk 400 miles on foot?
Excellent documentary. Thank you.
thank you I appreciate it
Brooo I had to subscribe once all these intro songs go so well with the video . Going to Hollywood and that’s Hollywood rn ☠️ genius transition
The whole tiny house thing is bizarre and dystopian. It's like they think homelessness is as simple as not having a house. There's so, so much more to it than that
It's cheap, fast, and _looks_ like a solution. In a State where mental illness is "just another way of thinking", it's inevitable to treat the symptoms rather than the problems.
They're a danger to themselves and everyone else, they're the reason its such a depressing shithole in LA, the tiny homes thing could work because of the isolation. Why is it so bad to create a microcosm of society self contained in these camps? They have all amenities, and I could see rehab and education being a good introduction too, the only trade off is whether there are opportunities to move onwards and upwards once you've cleaned up your act.
You can't have it both ways, it's impossible to clean up an area and fix the homeless' mindsets without removing them from the chaos and uncertainty of the outside world; why is temporarily and consenually giving up freedom to do crack in the streets for a chance of redemption such a bad thing lol
its better than them living in squalor on the streets. these places are also offering other resources like mental health counseling.
Van Lifers dont believe they are homeless because they aren’t- they have a mobile home.
Yep, and there are many psychological problems that are caused by living in a tiny home.
It's just more cattle culture.
It's kinda depressing seeing the satire of GTA becoming a mirror of reality
Nah it was like this before GTA, GTA just capitalized on it. That's kind of what made it a genius game series it took America and just showed it to itself. Typically through the lenses a gangsters but that's America for you sex money and murder 😂
What the first reply said. GTA showed you this via satire. But this was the truth the entire.
We're moving into the world that Cyberpunk was built to satirize.
@@Fattts as long as there's badass robotic prothesis and neon sings I don't think I'd complain that much
And to top it off GTA Online became what the GTA 5 story mode satirized, absolute idolism and glorification of consumption. I mean look at shark cards and heists, not to mention the gta 5 community as well.
What a great documentary Glink, Great work👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
That first dude who hails from Egypt sums it up quickly.
Never lose hope though. Keep the light in your heart, mind and soul no matter what.
that opening shot with the church, pride flag, gas station, homeless man, cars, etc is incredible
usa in a nutshell
Forgot the trash blowing in the wind
Hollywood in a nutshell
I guess I will be the one to mention the gas prices wow
@@LopezSAntonio US of Izrael now
As someone who was homeless for a while, I really appreciate this doc. You aren’t alienating or passing judgement even on those who are clearly suffering from mental afflictions. Seeing these fellow Americans suffer, especially those vets, is a travesty and should make every patriot disgusted.
All patriots are dead
It's disgusting how people treat the homeless in all major towns and cities. I wish you all the best in your future endeavours; keep fighting the good fight 👍
fuck patriots
I'm a patriot and I'm proud of my country. When things like this happen it makes me extremely sad.
@@bagel9542 fuck people who think they are the best and ignore issues because of misplaced patriotism. Real patriotism is knowing you and your country can do better and doing what you can to make it better.
Just stumbled onto your channel and subscribed I love it!!
all the places you show are like a callback to the craziest times of my life
As an LA native, thanks for this. Hate that people think it's all sunshine and rainbows here. Been homeless five years.
just out of curiosity: how are you watching and commentig this video if you are homeless?
You can thank Hollywood for the the glamour image of LA.
@@RafaelCosta-je8vn how sway
@@RafaelCosta-je8vn having a phone is cheap.
@@RafaelCosta-je8vn starbucks has free wifi
I was homeless in Oakland and San Francisco on and off for about 6 years after my mother died in the early 2010's. While I was blessed with the miracle of securing spaces in programs and shelters more often than not, the entire experience left me privy to much more firsthand experience of homelessness than most.
I wouldn't wish it on ANYONE, EVER. Thank you for covering this with such care and humanity. These folks are our people. Our brothers and sisters. Fellow humans. Don't let the world forget that. Salud
To me this video shows 1 man who could use a little help & he'd be on his way.The gentleman that likes to sing & bathe in city fountains I'm not sure if he's fixable.
You should make a video detailing your experiences brother, it would be truly informational
How did you get out of it? The "homeless" vary widely in reason for their state, making it difficult to solve with one solution alone it seems. Curious to know what your experience was like becoming and escaping homelessness.
Enjoyed your authentic journalism
Well written; meaningful. Thank you.
I've lived in LA for many years, mostly with financial success and stability. There was a period of about 1 year where due to being convicted of a non-violent crime I became homeless living in my car. Shortly thereafter, probation officers forced me to move into a shelter "for my own safety and stability" (I was making great progress living in my car on campus attending college). Days after moving into the shelter, I was sexually assaulted in my room. A month later, I was raped in the shower. Nobody was held accountable despite the attacker being on camera following me both times. I am a straight cis male. This experience has broken me.
That is unacceptable, they should be keeping better tabs in their own facilities. I'm sorry that happened to you, I hope you're in a safer environment or will be.
I dont have a proper way to articulate it but im sorry that happened to you, man
We need more cops in shelters and less trying to make a payday by giving tickets.
Reading this breaks my heart
@@todo9633 not sure if that would help,if anything we can't trust anyone them comes to sexual violence and our own safety regardeless if you're male or female
The shot at the beginning with a church, a gas station sign, and an LGBT flag all together is probably the best way to explain america to someone in a single image
Think the absurdly high gas prices and the Prius adds to it
homelessness, unaffordable gas prices, ugly designed cities, and rapidly growing wealth disparity. But throw some religion and some hollow "love/inclusion" message and forget about all that stuff.
@@Starfighter-nk4mo im sure those who are/were middle middle and lower middle class are extremely glad they bought a prius before all of this shit went down. i hear they are absolutely amazing on gas, and ive seen plenty of people living in them comfortably
@@Starfighter-nk4mo As an european i always chucken when americans think their gas prices are high. Stop driving oversized wasteful cars and youll realize your gas prices are very cheap.
@@Ray03595 Compared to Europe, gas prices are quite affordable. The problem is that American cars are gas guzzlers, you need a car for everything, and American cities are so spread out you have to drive for miles everyday, so you end up spending a lot of money.
Great video 🙏🏾
This is a great video, very humane, very necessary, very inspiring, thank you for your work.
Remember, Insanity is also a way to cope with cruel reality. Never judge people based on what you see alone.
THIS right here
Maybe they just fried their brains from doing a bunch of shitty drugs. Remember to test your substances.
Sounds like you just described the movie "Falling down". Its based in L.A as well.
@@boskey10 Michael Douglas is so good in that movie
This should be trending. Everyone should be talking about this. It isn’t a hopeless message, it’s a serious one to remind people to find their humanity again.
ummm yyyykhmmm Paul Joseph Watson ? no bells ? well than go check him out.
Matt Fima I went ahead and looked him up! This is what Wikipedia said: “Paul Joseph Watson is a British right-wing TH-camr, radio host, writer and conspiracy theorist whose views have often been qualified as anti-feminist and politically extremist.” I don’t make habit of watching inflammatory people, so that’s probably why I haven’t seen him. I’m assuming he can make good points, as usually people like this have done their research, but their approach lacks empathy and I think that’s harmful. Appreciate the tag though and I’ll be sure to read through some more of his statements to give him a fair judgement.
@@Briellevansant WHAT ?!
U re fckin looking up people before u fckin hear them to make up your own fckin mind ?
So fckin stupid, jesus.
Facepalm
Matt Fima k
Oh shut up, like you’re some virtuous and kind soul we all need to be like
I just had to subscribe. So happy yt recommended this video. So informative yet sad. This is so so sad 😢.
Eye opening documentary....Thanks for making it 👍👍
Glad you liked it!
I live in Melbourne, Australia. I went on a trip to LA, and I was very excited before going; I thought it was going to be a beautiful metropolis of free, happy, progressive people, hollywood a lively centre of entertainment, as most media I have seen, and indeed out there portray LA. However I was greatly disappointed. We stayed in a few cheap motels away from the city centre, and all around were shoddy housing complexes and old looking streets, honestly I would not have thought it was America if I hadn't known. Hollywood was the biggest dissapointment; the walk of fame was just a dirty tourist-filled road. I can safely say Melbourne is a far prettier city than LA. It's incredible how much media can shape our views of things.
As a southern California native, if you ever visit again try San Diego. Its a much nicer city.
Go to Chicago. Complete opposite of media portrayals as well. One of the most beautiful downtowns ive ever seen.
@@beaglemanzzz hell no bro SD is still a shithole
@@KFordmusic lol Naa, Chicago is a corrupt hellhole run by beetle juice.
@Joe man shut the hell up u sound stupid af even contradicted urself talking about movie stereotypes
I went on a vacation to LA in 2019 , and a homeless man who was collecting cans had dropped one and didn’t notice so I picked it up and I said “ excuse me you dropped this “ and he turned to me in utter shock and awe that I did that , he was very great full that I treated him with respect . I very quickly realized how cold that city was and how a simple act of kindness was so foreign to that man .
It's cold bevauzebthey are used to it
Your lucky he wasn’t having a bad go of it in that moment as it could have ended quite differently.
@@classygary not all homeless people are gonna freak out and stab you. If they're tweaking maybe, but it sounds like it could very well be someone trying to survive by getting change for recycling cans. If I were in that position I'd be glad someone told me I dropped one
That was me. I wasn’t moved by your kindness I just sharted
Meanwhile celebrities are all over the place 🤦🏾♂️....
Wonderful Journalism dude, pure Gonzo, subbed up, keep on.
I grew up in Pomona (Inland Empire) just 30 minute drive away from Los Angeles California from a very broken home, state and system.
I played in my first band when I was 18 and homeless and in that band I've played shows I couldn't even imagine in Hollywood, Santa Ana and local areas. I started to give a shit about my life when I was in my early 20s through the kindness of friends I was able to work and still play music eventually even getting as far as almost starting a band with the producer of Star Wars son which he wasn't allowed to due to my addiction to alcohol and cigarettes.
That was my first taste of how the rich and elite view a person who with all of his great ideas and reputation could easily be shot down for his vices.
I worked in Downtown LA where I saw the poverty and corruption of the police. I was fired from my boss at a 5star Hotel because he had the suspicion that I was on drugs or drinking because I didn't look clean cut and I was tired from having to wake up for the commute. That is how I learned how employers viewed me and needless to say he lost his hotel after firing half of his staff... Talk about an ego maniac.
That state and city is incredibly superficial and extremely judgemental.
I am lucky to have escaped that city that chewed me up and spat me out.
That city is rotten to it's core.
I now live with great friends in Denver had fronted 2 bands all while working a good job and was in good company.
Never judge a book by it's cover.
Humility is a lesson that place needs to be taught.
I went from homeless to where I am now all because I believed in myself and had amazing support from friends.
Wake up California you're sinking faster than you could hold your breath.
The fact that you actually went and talked to these people, even the ones that most would avoid at all cost becaise they are "just crazy" shows actual dedication to the art of journalism. The effort to give voice to the unheard is amazing. One of the best mini documentaries i've seen in a while.
He is what journalists everywhere should be
Hard for me to figure out what you were trying to accomplish with the conversations. Not very good.
@@mindflayer107191 I could say the same for literally all big media outlets so...
You have no idea what journal;ism is, he hasn't showed anything of LA here. Just the homeless people who are suffering so he can post some youtube suffer porn.
@goggles789 and the comments prove he was successful. Blows my mind. At least we agree!
All those American flags on the veteran homeless tents just about killed me. HOW DO WE LET THIS HAPPEN
Because the American mentality shifted from a socialised concept "as the American people" to that of the individualistic American, leaving everyone holding their own tent-bag because "it's not my problem".
There are ALL sorts of resources and programs, this IS Leftist big business just like Leftist pervert degenerate sex obsessed child sex GROOMERS..!
If you look throughout history all great societies collapse. This my friend is the beginning of the end. That's what we're seeing all around us.
By voting for the wrong people or by not voting at all that’s how
Unfortunately, America breeds Warfighters, but they don’t know how to handle the war fighters when they come home from the front with physical and mental trauma. It’s truly sickening indeed.
First, thank you for sharing this video and reaching out to the people that most do not bother to see. We have quite a few homeless people in my city. I am kind to them and give them what I can when I can. Second, ole hollywood/la needs to realize it's not that special anymore. I cannot believe the amount of people that waste their money to vacation there. Too many beautiful places in this country to waste it in LA. I have never been and have no desire to ever go.
Very well made. You're good at what you do.
My dad worked for the Federal government most of my life. Being in that line of work, often times you can get moved around, or take a promotion that requires you to do so. We lived in Florida most of my life, but half way through my senior year of high school we moved to California. This video does a good job of capturing my thoughts and feelings as to why I hated it in California and why I never want to move back to that state better than I could ever put it into words. Solid piece of journalism if I’ve ever seen one. Thank you
Of L.A. or the entirety of Cali?
I lived in San Francisco for seven years... some of the best years of my life.
Lived in Los Angeles for thirteen years, and I'm surprised I didn't blow my head off.
Are you sure you aren't just talking about LA though? Cause I been to other cities in California and they definitely don't feel like LA. I get the impression when people talk about California they are actually only talking about LA
So you think california is just la? Search up carmel for example, perfect city. tired of people thinking the best state is JUST LOS ANGELES LA IS MUSTY
@@darkheart9668 Exactly. No other city has the soul-sucking vibe of Los Angeles.
First video I’ve seen. New Subscriber ❤
We certainly need a second coming xx
there is no one who hates Los Angeles like a person who grew up in Los Angeles.
No . . . I am 3rd gen angeleno and will never leave. We embrace the good and bad, work hard and maintain life. True natives that understand the complex and misunderstood nature of los angeles love it
@@daarchdukefranzferdinand236 Get an education.
@@brianlong9566 who did you voted for?
@@alexmason8557 aint political but def not a fan of newsom. Fiscally conservative
True I'm a 5th generation and this city is corrupt asf. My mom's life spent helping the homeless and its Neverending. No resolution to this problem. It's a terrifying situation when you're trying to help and the people that say the most evil things to people in need and know they mean it.
*First guy* they run into on the street is a certified main character, who nails L.A. with only two sentences. Impressive.
Fax lol
He said, "Im Frosty with a Zero" (Implying that the letter o isn't part of his name!!) LOL
Which first guy?
@@572checo21 he’s talking about the Egyptian guy with the scarf I think
@@altonkatz2041 yeah he looks like how I imagine moses.
i got so much chills from that intro with promised land
21:28 "That's the homeless shelter."
Dude, the whole district is basically a homeless shelter
I think that's what he was getting at
would this be a homeless neighbourhood?
@@seafoam6119 that would be homeless towns for EU scale propably
I'm a British guy who was travelling the U.S not long ago, and my last stop was L.A. I got off a bus and walked through it and had no idea that area was called skidrow until I watched this. It was very surreal, I must have walked for about 40 mins until I reached downtown. It's pretty heart-breaking really, but I'm glad I did walk down that street, albeit unintentionally, because I got a good long look at the real L.A not the touristy L.A.
Right, you can't know a place until you walk it.
how was the rest of america? was it like LA or was LA unique in its terrible-ness
Don’t go to the big cities 👍
@@techgamar6012 If you come to America, 99% of the country is great. Just stay away from cities like LA, San Fran, NYC, and Chicago. Plenty of awesome places... Boston, Savannah, Charleston, Tampa, Orlando (theme parks), Key West, not to mention our national park system which is second to none.
@@techgamar6012 Nah I love America tbh. Inevitably I did stick to the tourist areas in some places but overall I met some great people.
I love the featuring of the song "Deliver Us" from the prince of epypt while focusing on the city lmao xd
I have a short attention span, but I can’t believe how mesmerized enough I was by this to watch this entire video. 👍🏾
It was so jarring seeing a whole line of veterans homeless and camped out on the side of the road. They are broken and discarded by the military when they can no longer serve a purpose. I'm from New Zealand and am in no way enamored with the US Military complex, but seeing broken men living like animals after "answering the call" or whatever propaganda sentiment was drilled into them was heartbreaking.
❤️ New Zealand
....Try not to be bought up and turned into bunkers by the billionaires who created this mess, though.
Unfortunately they could be taken care of, but a lot of them don't want to follow the VA rules of no drugs, alcohol etc.
@@jizzypuff Came in to say this. The VA will absolutely help all veterans. In fact they have an obligation to assist. But, the vets need to take an active role in their own treatment and improvement also. The taxpayers aren't going to pay for you to have free room and board as well as healthcare when all you really want to do is get high.
The VA absolutely loves veterans, that is literally their job. Because of neglect, in the past, some vets got overlooked. My man Trump changed all that. And he put the MIA ahead of all else. The tomb of the unknown soldier is a sanctimonious place and my man knows what it means to civilians and soldiers.
Y'all remember President Trump, don't you? The greatest leader of all our lifetimes.
MBRoa22
men operate from ego
women operate from emotion
Try to remember which you are, and then lean into the opposite.
You'll understand things a little better, and be less likely to just "run with" an idea.
Don't let them convince you that you and I can't love and respect each other. Because it literally "takes all kinds" Be well my freind
Los Angeles is the city of angels... Mostly the angels of the people who went there and suffered and perished under it's own stage-lit failure. LA - a city, miraged by fame and hope, living in destitution.
Because of the homeless people? For every 41 homeless people in LA there's 10000 that are doing alright.
@@Potatotenkopf That would be one of the worst rates of homelessness EVER.
@@ShadowElectricity true, also there fixed, 41 homeless out of 10 thousand people
@@Potatotenkopf That's one of the worst homelessness rates though, especially considering that there are 10M people in LA County
@@davidnissim589 true, it sucks, but it's a fact of life that the destitute will always exist, all we can do is try to run some reintegration for them and get them back into society.
I was born and raised in Los Angeles area I'm 44 years old and i am feeling that dark energy in the air.
The dark reality is if you make less than $80k in LA, you are considered low income. That is the latest report that came out last week. That income is based on rent and the cost of housing.
Based on his movements and personality Baby Jesus ain't a "lost soul", that guy is a "broken soul"
i think i understand but can you elaborate
@@blitzie66 beyond hope, that what I think he means by broken soul
@@nickbrowning3270 ahhhh
This actually makes Rockstar Games and their interpretation of Los Angeles through Los Santos seem soft and G-rated.
It was 10 years ago man. Its only got worse
@@alexandrostheodorou8387 GTA V is based off Los Angeles too, but it seemed like Heaven, much better than San Andreas even. GTA V was made in 2013, before cancel culture got its footing, so it's less biased.
I used to believe in jumping through hoops, but the hoops get smaller and smaller.
Honestly most of San Andreas from Los Santos which was based off of LA to San Fierro which was based off of San Francisco and Las Venturas which was based off of both Las Vegas and Hollywood seem like Utopian dream cities in comparison to this mess.
@@thebluescaptain it released in 2013 the first trailer came out in 2011 they were making it around 2009-10
When I lived in Central California I had an open mind to the same thing. Being from Southern states I was just trying to make sure that I didn't get numb to the issues with the other people around me but it was everywhere
I visited LA when I was 12 on a family vacation, some years ago and quite different. Memories are good enough for me. How very sad. 🙏❤️
"... what they really need is purpose, without purpose, especially for men, its everything downhill."
Some people dont understand that in order to have a life and be functional you need so much more than a check at the end of the month
@Sonic Hedgehog I would be surprised if you are above the age of 13 if you wrote this comment
True
You see so many people talk about how they "support" veterans except they don't lift a finger to help one. It makes them feel good about themselves to just say they support them while doing nothing to backup what they just said. Quite frankly, I'm getting a little tired of seeing people wearing "I support veterans" like a badge of virtuous honor. Unless you are directly helping a veteran in some way then it's just empty words and nothing else.
"It makes them feel good about themselves... while doing nothing.... it's just empty words and nothing else..."
So, completely different to your own comment (which is totes-different to empty virtue-signalling), then?
Hell, you could also replace "veterans" with "homeless" or "vagrants" or whatever term you prefer and the statement still stands. For an example, there's a local alternative newspaper in my city that has repeatedly pointed out how much they advocate for the homeless, and yet, other than writing words in those news columns of theirs, they haven't really done anything to make a difference.
Well those empty words do show support yes action goes miles further than words do but sometimes words is all’s ones got to offer
This sounds like all those slacktivists on Twitter & Co. who always write how bad minorities are treated and that something should change and they support these people but at the end of the day that's all they do. Write something on their accounts where barely 10 people read it.
Most of them probably aren't veterans anyway.
Well done!
I think it would have been interesting to document the huge mansions and rich neighborhoods in contrast to the poverty.
Exactly as Gembob said, more than little houses behind a fence, homeless need purpose, without it, every living being in the universe is lost and falls into oblivion.
Brilliant comment 👍
My problem with that is, what kind of action can the city take to promote that? I think the tiny homes are better than the tents they currently live in, I’m not sure what other solutions exist unless something like country wide ubi is implemented
Society hollows you out and turns you into the things you work for. You are what you consume after all
@@monotronfan1 They should give them work, so they could earn a living for themselves. Im sure its very hard to do something regular if you got PTSD or something similar, but I believe there are programs already that specialize on this matter. If love is the spice of life, work is the salt.
You do realize you can't give anybody purpose it's not a product to be sold or fabricated...... but you can give people access to cheaper homes baths and food.
No wonder Hollywood is so obsessed with dystopian movies. The entire city looks like dystopian hell
Only in documentaries made to make it look that way.
L.A. is a place of micro-climates and micro-neighborhoods. Skid Row might as well be on the other side of the moon as Bel Aire.
@@myblacklab7 But they exist. Why should we just think, “Oh, it’s just a small thing”?
Why shouldn’t we strive to be better?
@@NoTraceOfSense I don't think it's a small thing - I think it's an unforgivable and unnecessary human rights disaster caused by rampant corruption, appalling greed, depressing levels of stupidity, and extreme discrimination towards the poor (aka "Socially acceptable discrimination").
However, if you think that all of L.A. is covered in tents, that is a false perception, and I run across that perception a lot among people who have never lived in L.A.
Its baffling how it has changed, i'm not an american so my time in LA was brief and back in 2008.
Yet i remember a pretty cool city, with decently cleaned beaches, a few homeless but nothing out of hand, a city which was friendly to all people without feeling the need to fly weird flags everywhere.
I probably won't ever come back, i'd rather my memory of this place being good and frozen in time.
Great film!
Sadly, mental illness is a MAJOR contributing factor to homelessness. I’ve lived and worked with the homeless community before, and while drug addiction often goes hand in hand with the lifestyle, like Frosty said, not all homeless people are there because they’re drug users, the sad truth is that there’s a large amount of mentally ill people that society doesn’t have the time OR patience to to deal with.
In addition, as you saw at the VA, many of them don’t want to comply with the rules that these organizations set, mainly the rules about drugs. Most of these guys use because they’re self-medicating.
Great video by the way.
The biggest contributer is open borders leftism.
@@JohnSmith-ds7oi lol
Ignorant lefties who think they have the answers while simultaneously destroying all these cities and towns that they control is the problem. Cute little lefty journalist should maybe try doing a speed ball or 2, or shitting in a tent that they slept in for the last 6 weeks and then maybe then they can start to give us a real viewpoint. That's the problem with you lefties you have no goddamn life experience. You have no concept of suffering. Suffering either breeds character or it will rip you apart it's always a personal issue that you cannot change fix or help. And since you derive all of your self worth from helping people that you deem worthy just so you can feel better about your own shitty decisions is also the problem. Lefties are like emotional vampires who suck off the misery of other people so that they can feel superior to everybody on the planet.
Depends on the country or state, but in the UK pretty much every single homeless person is homeless due to drugs; the government offers free detox services and even methadone therapy as healthcare is free overall, but theres still plenty of homeless roaming about mostly because government can only do so much, and when someone gets methadone and isnt suffering from the physical symptoms of his addiction anymore but still can't contain the urge and does dark on the side...
I wonder if this would be possible in US. Thing is, a working adult makes money for the government while a homeless jobless adult only generates costs to the state, so most European countries do the same thing UK does; not just because of ideological rrasons but because its cheaper to help a homeless for a year and make him a functioning tax payer instead of just leave him for his own devices, costing state money, even if no benefits are being paid out its still a loss of potential worker and taxpayer, so...
What am o even saying, this is Mmerica we talking about, even if such solution would be economically profitable it still would not bw implemented as republicans would protest and scream in terror calling it socialism lmao
@@aw2584 that’s a great point, you’re absolutely right about governments looking at people from a standpoint of profit versus net cost.
Can’t speak for all of the USA, but where I live, Houston, TX, methadone and suboxone are given free to homeless and people with no insurance or people who can’t afford it. Phycological counseling and other services are also freely available, as well as housing solutions and many other social benefits. I know because I’m one of the people who uses the free medical care and I’ve been on suboxone for years (although I have a job and I’m not homeless). I’m a former drug addict myself, and on my way to work everyday in my city the homeless population is growing every day. Tent cities and camps are popping up all over town and most major intersections have people begging for change.
I have to disagree with you about the political thing, the democrats in this country only care about homeless and poor people because it keeps them in power. That’s why you see them letting hundreds of thousands of undocumented and unknown people stream into my state during a pandemic. All the illegal immigrants will have children here who have full citizenship, and it ensures that the democrat voter base stays here forever. Make no mistake, the democrats on the USA hate this country and are happy to watch it burn .
"Los Angeles is a very hostile place spiritually, people don't know how to live together, they have so much pride and ego, they don't care about where the next person is going" I loved his line
I live in la and its true asf u get punished for being nice most of the time so it ain’t even worth it
Rly life sucking tbh
I love how he just wandered into some kind of wise sage
LA filled with rich snobs, and ignorant social media influencers
It's metaphysical nonsense