Shopping Cart Theory: the ultimate test of whether someone is a dick or a decent person

Taking away the jobs of cart retrivers, are you?

Taking away the jobs of cart retrivers, are you?

The shopping cart is the ultimate litmus test for whether a person is capable of self-governing.

To return the shopping cart is an easy, convenient task and one which we all recognize as the correct, appropriate thing to do. To return the shopping cart is objectively right. There are no situations other than dire emergencies in which a person is not able to return their cart. Simultaneously, it is not illegal to abandon your shopping cart. Therefore the shopping cart presents itself as the apex example of whether a person will do what is right without being forced to do it. No one will punish you for not returning the shopping cart, no one will fine you or kill you for not returning the shopping cart, you gain nothing by returning the shopping cart. You must return the shopping cart out of the goodness of your own heart. You must return the shopping cart because it is the right thing to do. Because it is correct.

A person who is unable to do this is no better than an animal, an absolute savage who can only be made to do what is right by threatening them with a law and the force that stands behind it.

The Shopping Cart is what determines whether a person is a good or bad member of society.

Exactly.


My 2nd job. I was 16 years old. It was a great introduction into the world of work. I purposely leave my cart out now. I also thank them whenever I see them gathering carts.


Thank you for being a douche hall monitor.

Exactly.


My 2nd job. I was 16 years old. It was a great introduction into the world of work. I purposely leave my cart out now. I also thank them whenever I see them gathering carts.


Thank you for being a douche hall monitor.

The shopping cart is the ultimate litmus test for whether a person is capable of self-governing.

To return the shopping cart is an easy, convenient task and one which we all recognize as the correct, appropriate thing to do. To return the shopping cart is objectively right. There are no situations other than dire emergencies in which a person is not able to return their cart. Simultaneously, it is not illegal to abandon your shopping cart. Therefore the shopping cart presents itself as the apex example of whether a person will do what is right without being forced to do it. No one will punish you for not returning the shopping cart, no one will fine you or kill you for not returning the shopping cart, you gain nothing by returning the shopping cart. You must return the shopping cart out of the goodness of your own heart. You must return the shopping cart because it is the right thing to do. Because it is correct.

A person who is unable to do this is no better than an animal, an absolute savage who can only be made to do what is right by threatening them with a law and the force that stands behind it.

The Shopping Cart is what determines whether a person is a good or bad member of society.

Well let it be said that basically you are full of shit. Good people do the right thing no matter what. Amazing huh?

I've known many a grocery worker over the years and posed the cart question..the answer I've consistently got was..if it's close to closing time or inclement weather.. put it back..during peak hours it was good for them to get away for a bit from the customers and or for the smokers to catch a quick break and puff quick..

Now with Covid-19 sanitation requirements and crap.. that may have changed..when I shop later this week..I'll put the question out there.

That's the baseline of who's decent or not? Okay... Well I guess I'm decent then because I return the cart. Even though I'm a deceptive self-loathing basket case. Well whatever I'm decent by this metric. Lol.

The problem with your premise, is that to assume that some course of action is right and correct while other courses of action are unright or incorrect... I'd completely false.

Morality is a psychological concept not absolute reality. If mortality were something real, then i would ask you to show it to me physically. Show me a photo of morality. Not people acting in a moral manner. Show me actual morality. Can't do, because it only exists in your mind.

That being said, then the concept of morality can simply be replaced with a other concept to see if your premise holds water.

So- some cultures think that looking other people in the eyes is threatening and unwanted. So they don't do it. To them, the obvious right and correct course of action is to NOT look others in the eyes.

But in America, it is considered valuable to the interaction to look others in the eyes. So Americans do that, and in their minds, it is the correct and right course of action.

So now we have one concept with 2 different courses of action considered right and correct depending on the value attached to that concept.

So your premise doesn't hold water.

Incorrect.

If there is a God, then there is right and wrong.

And there is Truth with a capital T.

And there is a God.

The shopping cart is the ultimate litmus test for whether a person is capable of self-governing.

To return the shopping cart is an easy, convenient task and one which we all recognize as the correct, appropriate thing to do. To return the shopping cart is objectively right. There are no situations other than dire emergencies in which a person is not able to return their cart. Simultaneously, it is not illegal to abandon your shopping cart. Therefore the shopping cart presents itself as the apex example of whether a person will do what is right without being forced to do it. No one will punish you for not returning the shopping cart, no one will fine you or kill you for not returning the shopping cart, you gain nothing by returning the shopping cart. You must return the shopping cart out of the goodness of your own heart. You must return the shopping cart because it is the right thing to do. Because it is correct.

A person who is unable to do this is no better than an animal, an absolute savage who can only be made to do what is right by threatening them with a law and the force that stands behind it.

The Shopping Cart is what determines whether a person is a good or bad member of society.

You people are dumb as hell

They don’t hire specific people to retrieve carts, it’s a collateral duty to deal with lazy ass libtards. “Attention all employees who aren’t super busy”.....come pick up after some lazy ass fucks.

The shopping cart is the ultimate litmus test for whether a person is capable of self-governing.

To return the shopping cart is an easy, convenient task and one which we all recognize as the correct, appropriate thing to do. To return the shopping cart is objectively right. There are no situations other than dire emergencies in which a person is not able to return their cart. Simultaneously, it is not illegal to abandon your shopping cart. Therefore the shopping cart presents itself as the apex example of whether a person will do what is right without being forced to do it. No one will punish you for not returning the shopping cart, no one will fine you or kill you for not returning the shopping cart, you gain nothing by returning the shopping cart. You must return the shopping cart out of the goodness of your own heart. You must return the shopping cart because it is the right thing to do. Because it is correct.

A person who is unable to do this is no better than an animal, an absolute savage who can only be made to do what is right by threatening them with a law and the force that stands behind it.

The Shopping Cart is what determines whether a person is a good or bad member of society.

You mean those cart racks in the parking lot or pushing the cart all the way back to the origin? For example - I grab the cart in the parking lot cart rack and return it to the cart rack but taking it back all the way to the store, no, it is too far to go. I think you hypothesis is a little bit flawed OP.

What is it about society right now that sees so many people wishing to imposed order on their neighbors at the grocery store? Are people feeling so powerless that they are looking for a means by which to exercise some petty control over others in order to alleviate their sense of helplessness? Is this why we see an increase in people who are unwilling to mind their own business, as they try to use peer pressur, to gain dominance and social control over others, to dictate other people's behavior as they see fit?

What is it about society right now that sees so many people wishing to imposed order on their neighbors at the grocery store? Are people feeling so powerless that they are looking for a means by which to exercise some petty control over others in order to alleviate their sense of helplessness? Is this why we see an increase in people who are unwilling to mind their own business, as they try to use peer pressur, to gain dominance and social control over others, to dictate other people's behavior as they see fit?

The shopping cart is the ultimate litmus test for whether a person is capable of self-governing.

To return the shopping cart is an easy, convenient task and one which we all recognize as the correct, appropriate thing to do. To return the shopping cart is objectively right. There are no situations other than dire emergencies in which a person is not able to return their cart. Simultaneously, it is not illegal to abandon your shopping cart. Therefore the shopping cart presents itself as the apex example of whether a person will do what is right without being forced to do it. No one will punish you for not returning the shopping cart, no one will fine you or kill you for not returning the shopping cart, you gain nothing by returning the shopping cart. You must return the shopping cart out of the goodness of your own heart. You must return the shopping cart because it is the right thing to do. Because it is correct.

A person who is unable to do this is no better than an animal, an absolute savage who can only be made to do what is right by threatening them with a law and the force that stands behind it.

The Shopping Cart is what determines whether a person is a good or bad member of society.