They make tunnels their home, with insects as their companions, and live in underground tunnels, isolated from the rest of the world.
They dwell in the dark and damp underground, with the hustle and bustle of the city above them.
The "Mole People" have a humble home, but they carry a unique way of life.
What kind of group are they, and why does this group choose this lifestyle?
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Special groups are a headache for the police
The mouth of the tunnel was frighteningly wide, so dark that nothing could be seen, the light and air seemed to be sucked away, the railroad tracks were full of rubble, and the graffiti-covered walls were beside them, and this was their home, living beneath the city, buried tightly in the earth.
You may have heard their stories, and they stayed there, hiding under the bustling streets and pretty boulevards, breathing the air underground, moving slowly through the caves and crevices, where there was no electricity and no one cared about them.
You may hear rumors that their eyes are accustomed to the night, that they even eat rat and human flesh, and that's right, this time it's about this strange group, the "mole people" who are lost in the ground and hiding.
Some of them are disabled, some are sick and cannot find a home, and some of them have come to the United States because of illegal immigrants, and they have no permanent residence, no job, and have to live in a tunnel in New York.
The rules in the United States are very strange, in order to prevent a large number of outsiders from settling down, they have an outrageous rule, if you want to find a job, you must have a fixed address, and if you want to rent or buy a house, you need to have a work certificate.
It's an endless loop, and what seemed to be an early rule to prevent immigrants has now become a boomerang that hits Americans in the head, and many people who lose their jobs and lose their funds are quickly evicted to their rented homes.
Once you enter the endless loop, what awaits people is endless darkness.
Existence is defect
The slogan "Existence is Defect," was painted on the walls of New York subway tunnels, where the ground was filled with brake pad dust and the smell of mold, and rats scurrying out of the tracks for food and drink.
Jon had been wandering for fifteen years, and now he had lived for a long time in a small space made of two logs, and he had to climb a ladder to get in, and the roof was made of plywood, which was waterproof and his things would not get wet.
It was stuffed with stuff, an old mattress, and shelves with cooks, blankets, and some electronics, and Jon said he had crouched down and was a member of a gang in the Bronx, and the public was looking for him.
It doesn't matter if it's true or not, his past experiences are buried in his messy memories, which are like jigsaw puzzles, and he slowly pies together his own story, and I'm fine here, he said, no need to pay taxes, no need to rent a house, nothing to do.
It's much better than living on the street, no kids noisy, it's safe, I can do whatever I want, I don't have to ask anyone, although it's raining and cold today, it's a good weather for Jon.
Isaac, the soul of another mole people, was originally a model, had a bachelor's degree in journalism and studied philosophy, but then became a criminal in the United States, and after going bankrupt, he lived in a tunnel in Riverside Park.
Although the group did not yet have a de facto leader, Isaac had become a real spokesperson, quickly attracting the interest of others.
Interestingly, in some ways, the underground tunnels are more useful to this group of people than the municipal projects, where they can watch TV, read books, smoke cigarettes, and do everything as if they were in their own homes.
There are not many rules here, but everyone obeys them, respects each other's privacy, does not make noise, does not steal, does not rob, and if anyone does not follow the rules, then they have to leave, just like Isaac and them, who would rather live in this dark "home" than go anywhere else.
In fact, most of the people who live here do not feel that they have no home, and although some people want to leave, they have to return to this dark corner because of various restrictions.
Marvel supervillain "Mole Man"
Marvel, a well-known film company in the United States, also created a supervillain Mole Man, which needless to say, is a proper high-level black in New York City.
In the group of mole people, there are all kinds of people, runaways, strange behaviors, flying leaves and committing crimes...... There are also stray cats and dogs, and even newborns are born here.
But it's also very dangerous, and I want to know that it's not so safe in a place outside the law, some people die of overdose, some people are hit by the subway and die, and some people are killed in fights.
These people hid under the noisy city, unidentified and isolated from the outside world, until the eighties of the last century, when the New York City government carried out a major operation to destroy the large army of the mole people, and there are still many scattered people roaming.
Living in the underground tunnel announced that they said goodbye to the word convenience, especially the overall environment is wet and dark, no electricity and no water, these "mole people" have to learn some skills to live, stealing water and electricity This is a trivial matter, it is already their habit.
As long as they can have a place to live, these difficulties are nothing, although they can look up and see the bustling city outside, and many underground tunnels are topped by bustling commercial areas, but those have nothing to do with them.
More and more people are entering the underground community, either homeless, addicts, homeless people who are okay because of incidents, and some people who don't want to have anything to do with their families anymore because of family conflicts.
The underground tunnel has become a good place to shelter from the wind and rain and be safe, and there are more people living illegally, which will always attract the attention of the police, and the pressure of the American police on the mole people is getting bigger and bigger, not to mention that now there are more and more illegal immigrants in the United States, and the situation will only get worse.
Heaven is above, hell is below
The United States has not failed to respond, as early as more than 20 years ago to promote the "limited housing" policy, the purpose of this policy is to give the homeless a permanent housing, and give the homeless people all kinds of support to help them out of the current unbearable situation.
But policymaking is one thing, enforcement is another, because there are too many addicts, firearms are not banned in the United States, the social atmosphere is not soft, and even if you are sent to a shelter, you will inevitably face all kinds of violence.
Rather than shelters, homeless people prefer to wander around, and the preferred location is in the underground tunnels, because the location is good, and the homeless people have to queue up if they want to enter.
The medical policy of the United States has always been surprising, because he can really give patients "talk therapy", no injections or medicines, just sit and talk to you, in a short period of time, thousands of dollars have been written down.
Medical insurance in the United States is not available to everyone, most people either drag on as long as they are sick, or they are poor due to illness, coupled with the abuse of many opioids, many people unknowingly become addicts.
The prosperity on the ground is opposite the darkness underground, even if the mole people have been gradually cleaned up by the American police, but the social status quo will continue to make the mole people emerge.
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