The romantic ideal of street homelessness (hobos, riding the rails, anarchist IWW movement in early San Francisco) has been absorbed into modern street culture, making street life seem like 'Pleasure Island' (from Pinocchio) to young addicts—a trap disguised as freedom.

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Speaker

Michael Schellenberger

Evidence Quote

the city becomes kind of a playground...that's Pleasure Island for Corey

Source

Michael Shellenberger - Why Progressives Ruin CitiesFieldstead and Company
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:32:04 PM

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