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tostitoday at 3:10 AM3 repliesview on HN

That's pathetic. It would mean you can't live anywhere without a street address, such as a camp site or a ship. You also can't be a nomad.

So much for "land of the free".


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mcmcmctoday at 3:45 AM

Unless you’re wild camping, campsites have addresses. So do marinas where a ship would need to be docked more or less regularly to establish residency.

As for being a nomad, you don’t need a driver’s license or any kind of ID to wander if you’re willing to sleep rough. If you want to drive on public roadways though, you better have a primary address where the courts can send someone if you kill someone in a traffic accident and bail.

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AlotOfReadingtoday at 6:55 AM

For most situations where you don't have a permanent address, your address is either the place where you receive mail or the courthouse.

jcgrillotoday at 4:14 AM

In some places in the U.S. it is (or at least was until recently) illegal to be healthy and unemployed.