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Some tech bros who want to disrupt things should match up companies that need night security and have huge empty parking lots with those who live in their car and need to park somewhere. (lemmy.world)
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People frequently state the statistic about the number of empty houses and apartments versus the number of homeless.

There are 27.4 Empty Homes for Each Homeless Person in the U.S

Well, there's about a million times more empty parking spots versus people living in their car.

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[–] Carrolade@lemmy.world 57 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

... that's clever.

You'd need some sort of vetting process, I don't think companies would be interested in unvetted randos as part of their security. But if you could figure out a way to vet them inexpensively, that could potentially be marketable.

I suspect this thinking is part of what contributes to Walmart's historic friendliness to car campers.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 31 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Walmarts had historically been 24 hour stores, until covid came around. People who stay overnight in their parking lots are more likely to make purchases from the store.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 23 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I miss 24 hour stores :/

[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I miss having the option late at night, but also 24 hour businesses create some pretty toxic trends. I'd like to see a few overnight-only businesses pop up.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What toxic trends are those?

[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

Mostly scheduling shit. There's always the "clopen" in retail, now imagine no close, there's bound to be bullshit shifts.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago

Also the founder Sam Walton used to do a lot of long road trips when he was getting Wal Mart off the ground, and had warm feelings toward travelers.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

There's a reason that we don't let people be employed and their only payment is food and shelter.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Gotta protect those homeless people from being stuck in a predatory job that gives them food and shelter?

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Rephrased: let's incentivize homelessness so we can use them as de facto slaves because they won't make money so can't escape.

We tried that before. Corporate towns were hell. The minimum wage wasn't created because we are just so nice. It was to address a problem.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

They will worry they will become campers. And then during the day it will look bad for employees or customers trying to park there.