Years ago, I took a college class called Homelessness and Public Policy. I am also currently homeless and have been on the street for more than 3.5 years. I think that is about as poor as you can get in the U.S.
I bought two tablets to go homeless. I currently own a tablet and a laptop. But I assure you I am really weird for a homeless person. Tablets are not normal on the street. Cell phones, including smart phones, are very normal on the street.
I can't give you precise figures and this is not a formal survey. It is firsthand personal observation. I spent six months in downtown San Diego participating in various homeless services programs. This exposed me to dozens or hundreds of other homeless individuals at a time. (The participation at one of the meal sites was upwards of a hundred individuals per day and I participated in that regularly for about six weeks.)
Does that work for you? (Sincere and respectful question.)
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If they had shown some data to back that up it would have been nice.
I've heard anecdotally that's true, but I've never seen data.
I've also heard about the price discrimination that goes on based on the browser (Safari = user with $$$). Are we sure it wasn't just that?
Years ago, I took a college class called Homelessness and Public Policy. I am also currently homeless and have been on the street for more than 3.5 years. I think that is about as poor as you can get in the U.S.
I bought two tablets to go homeless. I currently own a tablet and a laptop. But I assure you I am really weird for a homeless person. Tablets are not normal on the street. Cell phones, including smart phones, are very normal on the street.
I can't give you precise figures and this is not a formal survey. It is firsthand personal observation. I spent six months in downtown San Diego participating in various homeless services programs. This exposed me to dozens or hundreds of other homeless individuals at a time. (The participation at one of the meal sites was upwards of a hundred individuals per day and I participated in that regularly for about six weeks.)
Does that work for you? (Sincere and respectful question.)