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It's almost certainly not that deep.
The random person not thinking too much about it is almost certainly simply assuming that someone who's homeless wouldn't be in a position where they can save up for anything, so how could they have a smartphone, isn't the little money they can get their hands on always necessarily spent on more immediate concerns like food, etc.
You don't have to assume the most malicious motivation possible every time, lol.
I am not the guy above but I would give them that benefit if I hadn't had a hundred or so conversations where they said exactly that. Also people on benefits don't deserve anything nice. Like food stamps can only be for milk, bread, and cheese.
If you watch Fox News or read any conservative sphere media you can pretty immediately see where they get the idea from.
I think I probably would have fallen in to this group had I not read those thread first. While I wouldn't use it as a stick to beat the less fortunate, it would probably have weighed on my mind.
I think it's best to educate the ignorant to allow people the opportunity to be better, rather than marginalising them - I think people are more likely to dig their heels in and feel the warm embrace of the far right if we do that.