On Dumpster Diving

Lars Eighner
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Lars Eighner (b. 1948) dropped out of the University of Texas at Aurx after his third,year and took a job at a state mental hospital. After lea\=: his job over a policy dispute in 1988 and falling behind in his rent pz ments, Eighner became homeless. For three years, he traveled benl-zrz Austin and Los Angeles with his dog, Lizbeth, earning what money k t could from writing stories for magazines. Eighner's memories of his ?:periences living on the street, Puvels tuih Lizbetb (1993), was written ori computer he found in a Dumpster. The following chapter from that bc: 5: details the practical dangers as well as the many possibilities he discover?: in his "Dumpster diving." Eighner now lives in Austin and works as a fr
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拉斯·埃纳(生于1948年)在第三年从德克萨斯大学奥尔克斯分校辍学,在一家州立精神病院找到了一份工作。1988年,由于一场政策纠纷,他辞去了工作,拖欠了房租,从此无家可归。三年来,他带着他的狗莉兹贝斯(Lizbeth)在本-兹奥斯丁和洛杉矶旅行,尽可能靠给杂志写故事赚钱。《与莉兹贝丝一起流浪》(1993)是由他在垃圾箱里找到的一台电脑写成的,是他对自己流浪街头经历的回忆。下面这一章摘自公元前5章,详细介绍了他发现的实际危险和许多可能性。在他的“垃圾箱搜寻”中。他现在住在奥斯汀,是一名职业作家和写作教练。[3交流!虽然无家可归者的人数很难准确统计,但在过去的二十年里,无家可归已经成为一个非常明显的问题。例如,据估计,仅在20世纪80年代末,这个国家就有多达1000万人无家可归。许多原因导致了无家可归者的激增。也许最重要的是,蓬勃发展的房地产市场导致该国许多地区的经济适用房大幅下降。在一些城市,长期提供廉价住宿的单间旅馆被拆除或改造成单人公寓。与此同时,新技术使许多非技术工人失业。政府反对违背非危险精神病患者意愿拘留他们的政策也发挥了重要作用。(大约四分之一的无家可归者被认为有精神疾病。)目前。美国卫生与公众服务部估计,每年有200万到300万美国人无家可归。
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