A gentle reminder that just because we don't see a certain type of people doesn't mean they don't exist.
I read and article about homelessness in the US, and lots of commenters "never saw" any homeless people in Spain or France.
Maybe their short stint as a visitor within a limited geographic area and their focus on architecture or weird foreign things shielded them from seeing homelessness.
I also live in a European city where you can go for some time without seeing any homeless people. You also rarely see people who are disabled.
Cultural, historical, legal/security, mobility, and other factors are in play here. It isn't that the social net is so very secure that homelessness -- or indeed, other suffering not alleviated by the state -- does not exist.
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