Myths/homelessness is a choice

Myth

Myth: people are only homeless because they want to be.

2021-11-14 a post on Nextdoor has several:
- "I know it’s hard to understand for most folks - some actually choose to be. I’ve spoken with many just to ask how they are. Give of you can, say hello and provide kindness, many want to be acknowledged."
- "Excuse making does not help. If they want [a job], they will find a way to get it. There are enough public services in the area. Maybe it won't happen immediately, but once again, if they want it, they will find a way to get it."
- "Facts! I bought some breakfast for one of the guys and he told me he moved this way with a group of people that choose to be homeless. They have their own community and have been all over the country."

2019-03-27 Dismantling the Harmful, False Narrative That Homelessness Is a Choice "When asked what the most common misconception is about people experiencing homelessness, Mental Health Center of Denver supportive housing provider Takisha Keesee knew her answer right away: 'That they want to be homeless.' This myth enables apathy and maintains the nation's status quo of too many people experiencing homelessness in an urgent affordable housing crisis."

What do you think of people who are "voluntarily" homeless?: the question seems designed to attract anti-homelessness propaganda. The top answer as of 2021-11-14 is a CEO and "social entrepreneur" complaining about homeless people not taking advantage of available programs (which, if true, leaves open the question: why aren't they?).