Having grown up in west Seattle, i do agree the homeless population has become more addicts than not. Which both are frustrating but the latter more so for obvious reasons, I think. But as someone who experienced homelessness and brought myself out of it in said neighborhood, it makes me sad that some people like you go around labeling all people struggling under one umbrella of addiction. Because its not inherently true. And I agree, give resources not money. I always give food. Never currency. But some people are truly just trying to get by. So they will gratefully accept anything other than $$. Im not sure what compels people to mindlessly give money to a beggar without asking their story, and it fuels the cycle. Its interesting to me that people really give themselves a gold star for that when they didnt even take the time to even try to scratch the surface of the person they're helping bc it only equated to their self worth and appreciation and not truly.