Posting the shopping cart theory because people had questions in a separate thread : greentext

[+] [email protected] -9 points 3 months ago (6 children)

Nope, I don't buy it.

An estimated one out of every 500 Americans is homeless
Unarmed noncombatant civilian women and children are being bombed, shot, and starved to death.
There has been a nearly 70% reduction in wild vertebrates worldwide since 1970
The leading cause of death among children and teens in america is firearms

Privileged westerners could do something about these things, but they are sipping their pumpkin spice lattes and congratulating each other for putting their shopping carts back because, you know, it's the ultimate test of moral righteousness. Ugh.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I bet you're fun at parties.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

In my country we have dedicated people in the parking who literally follow you, can even push and collect the cart from you.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Don't know if that's heaven or hell.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I'm going to start recording people not putting their carts away. Endless content for my future channel.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Three type of people.

People who return carts, those who don't, and those who record it for marginalized ad revenues

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Cart Narcs

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Gadammit.

But also: Sweet.

[+] [email protected] -16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Hey, I have asthma and there have been days where I've barely had enough energy to make it back to my car let alone put a cart back. Not everybody is having the same day you are.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"There are no situations other than dire emergencies..." I'd count heavy asthma as a dire emergency. There you have It.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but from the outside looking in, all you see is slightly slower moving chubby guy not put their cart back. A mile in their shoes and all that.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

That's fine since the point of the post is all about self-governing, as long as you aware that you're doing the socially accepted right thing, It doesn't matter what others think.

[+] [email protected] -35 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

Look man, you can occasionally be selfish or lazy without immediately being an absolute drain on society. Is not putting the cart back ultimately a dick move? Yeah, but its also an incredibly minor dick move, and maybe I've already used up all of my fucks for the day.

Edit: Ok, yall have convinced me. I'm going to start wheeling shopping carts into the most inconvenient places in the parking lot on purpose now. It's really funny how much it ruins all of your days, thank you for giving me a mew source of joy. I wouldnt be surprised if I tipped and treated service staff a hell of a lot better than most of you considering how much you're all itching to feel superior to others over extremely minor things

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If you want an actual good reason? Car damage. I have seen them roll away into someone else's car, and even a person. They can also block parking spots and it really sucks when people in the handicap section do it as those then roll in to other spots needed for accessibility. Thankfully my store has tons of cart returns so it isn't even remotely inconvenient. The employees stay on top of the rest, especially if the handicap section right by the doors gets gnarly. The only time I see some true cart carnage is at Walmart. Those parking lots are terrible.

I can't make decisions for you, but I will politely ask you to put the cart away the next time you are at the store. Please and thank you.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

When it was time to decide whether to order DoorDash or go to the grocery store, you had enough fucks to get out the door. But when it comes time to put the cart back, you're suddenly at bingo fucks and need to immediately RTB?

May all your shits be runny.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ah yes, its the people that wish ill on those they feel morally superior to that would be the best arbiters of society

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Don't try sucking up to me now.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Well in order to be able to self-govern, you need to be able to give enough fucks every day.

Life doesn't stop because you have a bad day.

[+] [email protected] -7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Lmao at thinking any human being can be perfect at all times. Lemmy never ceases to amaze me with how delusional it is

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Is this an issue of executive dysfunction? Putting the cart back is such a trivial task that I have a hard time attributing it to laziness. It doesn't sound like you're doing it on purpose to be a dick either. Do you find that you sometimes can't do other things that should also be trivially simple? Like getting up off the couch to grab something two feet away, or deciding that lunch is too complicated because you need to put it in the microwave? My partner and I have both gone through this for most of our lives and it really sucks, but it doesn't have to be that way.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Lmao at thinking putting a cart back makes you perfect. It just means you aren't a selfish cunt, which is a really, really, really, really low baseline expectation.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 3 months ago (3 children)

The fact that all of you are this bent out of shape over shopping carts is both really funny and really sad.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Dude the context of the current post IS shopping carts, you can use the argument for most minor inconveniences. It's okay to be a dick and don't do said thing, honestly and non sarcastically, but don't be a hypocrite.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Note I started this convo by saying that not putting the cart back is a dick move. So I'm not really sure how I'm being a hypocrite here? My whole point was that just because someone chooses to occasionally be selfish, does not mean they are incapable of self governing, people have different priorities, and there are FAR more impactful things I can spend my limited energy on than whether or not I put a cart back (Which I usually do btw, like I agreed at the start, its a dick move not to). That being said, arguing with people on lemmy isnt really a high impact use of my energy either xD

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And all I meant is that it is okay to not being able to govern your self. Not everyone is capable of that.

As is clear from your edit in the original comment.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 months ago

Lmao, go ahead and tell yourself whatever you need to to feel better about yourself buddy, doesnt really impact me any

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