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Chloe Leffakis's avatar

Thanks for this very vivid story, Wayne. The social aspects are so interesting, but I could never dumpster dive. I understand it intellectually, whether someone is doing it out of desperation or as an anti-capitalism act. But emotionally, it is so out of my comfort zone that I would probably starve before doing it and I definitely would not have been able to find friends through it.

Shelly  J. Greenstein's avatar

Wayne, you are the real deal and your understanding of humanity will help us plant some big ass seeds needed to grow compassion in our culture for all beings.

Kristi's avatar

Thank you for sharing this heartfelt story of your earlier years and its challenges. Your writing continues to touch my soul and inspire me to do better.

Sherrie Tullsen-Chin's avatar

Always love reading your stories Wayne...you are such a relatable human being. <3

Catherine Desjarlais's avatar

I enjoyed this thoroughly.

Lesly.taylor203@gmail.com's avatar

Thank you for writing this. It resonates deeply with me as I see a lot of myself in your description of your early years ..except without the law degree!

Joni Goodin's avatar

Thank you for this beautiful article. It is so easy to get bogged down in all of the darkness in this world. Knowing there are people like you out there makes me so happy. I read all of your posts and am so impressed by your positivity and tenacity. Love and peace to you

VixenMinxJade's avatar

haha very cute story 🤗

Suzanne's avatar

Pretty amazing story showing how these stores like Trader Joe’s hire mean people who won’t let people share garbage or even flowers!! Why can’t people have food that they have discarded????