Why do homeless people want to live on the riverbanks in cold weather climates?

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answer:Why wouldn’t the homeless want to go live where there are no people, no facilities, no parks, no restaurants with leftovers, no stores with food and beverages, no street corners to busk on, no jobs to apply for, etc.? I can’t imagine.

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