Re: length of commands, PS commands are longer, but they also have tab completion so realistically you never type the whole thing, only enough to be unambiguous and press tab. I’ll grant it’s still longer than the equivalent bash, but not by as much as it appears.

Yes, but the alternative is not problem-free either. There are no easy answers here, but I don’t think the current situation is ideal.

I believe it isn’t really the people; it’s the mental illness or addiction that keeps them from accepting help. Every chronically homeless person I’ve met is one, the other, or both. While I understand it’s tempting to think that we should let them decide whether to accept help or not, I don’t think that worldview takes into account that you’re talking about people that are actually incapable of making decisions in their own best interests. I personally think it’s inhumane that they are not taken into protective custody and allowed to live in dignity.

Pathetic

Not exactly, but chronically homeless people would rather be homeless than stop doing the things that caused their homelessness in the first place. The ones who really did just have bad luck tend to bounce back with the assistance available to them fairly quickly, never to be seen again by me.

Source: firsthand knowledge serving the homeless and trying to get them to help themselves.