Many years ago, I was poor enough to live this way for a while. It's not as bad as you might imagine, as long as you live some place with good dumpsters and kno

Many years ago, I was poor enough to live this way for a while. It's not as bad as you might imagine, as long as you live some place with good dumpsters and know how to find them. Really, the worst thing about it was that if your resources are sufficiently scarce and unpredictable that you're motivated to learn how to live this way, then you most likely have a bunch of other unpleasant problems, like food and shelter insecurity, and you are probably suffering a lot of stress and anxiety because of it. Also, hunter-gatherer societies are societies; they offer mutual aid and support and close relationships. Our society works differently, and if you're stressed enough to learn dumpster diving, then there's a good chance that you need more social support and close relationships than you have readily available.