rant · moment 11 of 16
Pitch to Live in a Tent and Embrace Skid Row
from #303 - Meeting In The Woods | The Tim Dillon Show · #303
7 min
Tim tells Ben to just get a tent and join the homeless community instead of renting, then riffs on being proud of LA's Skid Row population and reframing homelessness as no big deal, even for children.
- Tim tells his guest he missed the window to buy a house and will now rent forever, which is what BlackRock wants.
- Housing crisis: mortgage rates climbed to 5.78%, the highest since the 2008 crash, pricing people out of the market entirely.
- Tim's pitch: living in a tent in a safe area isn't bad if you have a gym membership to shower and skip expensive rent.
- Join the unhoused community instead of wasting money on rent—move to Skid Row and embrace the lifestyle.
- Tim shows visitors Skid Row as a tourist attraction and defends LA's 40,000 homeless people as something to be proud of.
- Make Skid Row an official stop on the Hollywood tour, presented as a neutral observation rather than a tragedy.
- Society must accept homelessness as normal—some people have houses, some don't, and it shouldn't be treated as a disaster.
- Children love playing outside and are resilient; homelessness for them is not a big deal, just unzipping a tent and playing soccer.