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I’ve spent almost two decades working in the homelessness sector and I’m currently deep in an MSc in Systems Thinking. On paper, my job is about “flows,” “mechanisms,” and “frameworks.”
The ramshackle thoughts of a simple Irish country boy
I’ve spent almost two decades working in the homelessness sector and I’m currently deep in an MSc in Systems Thinking. On paper, my job is about “flows,” “mechanisms,” and “frameworks.”
I was recently asked to give a short talk about “why we do what we do” in the homelessness sector. It really made me stop and reflect: why have I dedicated my life to this work? What keeps me here?
Beyond the deeply personal reasons — including having experienced homelessness myself — this is where I landed.
I’ve felt uncomfortable for a while now using Meta’s products. I had Facebook and Instagram accounts and while I didn’t use them much (I had about 50 connections on each) I did use them. I was a fairly heavy user of WhatsApp, it being my main form of text communication.