I've seen this a few times, and it's not even that generous. He doesn't need to feel ok about it to sleep, he LOVES it. He likes suffering, feels justified in his elitism.
nah, its a bit naive to think he tells this lie to himself. thats because he doesnt care about the homeless, and probably thinks they should get fucked anyway.
he tells it so his supporters feel better about it. he tells it to US. this is a mask.
He's not telling the lie so he can sleep at night, he at best doesn't care and at worst is straight up evil.
He tells the lie so that idiots who are already prejudiced can point to the "evidence" any time anyone tries to get them to have a shred of compassion for people less fortunate than them.
It's a lie because more accurately it would be "housing-deprived". We have ample empty dwelling but billionaires like Musk have purposely held them away from people because they are more valuable as places to hold money than as places for people to live.
That and also the US is purposely being denied proper healthcare supports by the same wealthy elite that Musk is part of.
US denies proper healthcare because they want us to be dependant on the companies to provide us with that. If you lose your job, you lose access to healthcare. You are dependant on the corporate overlords for your subsistence and health
Countries with free housing for homeless people, and programs to help them quit doing drugs and get an income, have way less homeless people.
Elon could end all homelessness with what to him is pocket change if he wanted to. The fact that he, or any of these disgusting parasites choose not to, means they're literal monsters.
The reason why only a minority of the homeless are drug addicts is a practical one---Drugs Are Really Expensive. Housed people are more likely to do drugs because they can afford to.
Homeless are just lazy. They really should learn to do proper business tricks. When Elon needed lithium he couped Bolivia. So when homeless need housing...
Even if he's right, all the more reason to get them set up off the streets in SOME SORT of reasonable living arrangement. One that's not prison, anyways.