Floppy 💾

TIL about Shopping cart theory.

Quoting Know Your Meme:

The Shopping Cart Theory refers to a social theory that states whether a person returns a shopping cart or not after using it serves as an ultimate indicator of whether they are a "good" or "bad" member of society.

Quoting Wikipedia:

The shopping cart theory is an internet meme which judges a person's ethics by whether they return a shopping cart to its designated cart corral or deposit area. The concept became viral online after a 2020 Internet meme which posits that shopping carts present a litmus test for a person's capability of self-control and governance, as well as a way to judge one's moral character.

The Shopping Cart Theory | Know Your Meme

The Shopping Cart Theory refers to a social theory that states whether a person returns a shopping cart or not after using it serves as an ultimate indicat

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May 24 at 3:01pmWeb
Show threadRobin Syl 🌸 May 24
@floppy huh. I'm not sure I understand the unattended child argument, because my parents would take me to return the shopping cart. Surely you'd want to set a good example for your kids.
Show threadFloppy 💾May 24
@robinsyl I agree. If the child cannot walk yet, it was handled the whole shopping tour so far as well. And if it can walk there is no trouble either.
Show threadBunch of dergsMay 24

@floppy Met someone once who was actively opposed to us returning the shopping cart while we were out there. Otherwise we’d be taking a job away from the person they had dedicated to collecting and returning carts from the parking lot.

Yes this was Texas.

Show threadFloppy 💾May 24
@bunch_of_dergs Good grief. If one looks long enough for a reason, they find one.
Show threadR.L. Dane   🍵 Jun 9

@bunch_of_dergs @floppy

"Yes this was Texas"

😂

Show threadEfi (nap pet) 🦊💤May 24
@floppy im sorry that you learned about it
Show threadFloppy 💾May 24
@efi Thank you for your empathy. <3
Show threadmasukomiMay 24
@floppy @twipped i think there’s an interesting addendum for this. Returning it is not enough. Returning it just the baseline . Returning it and understanding and accepting that there are perfectly valid and honorable reasons why someone might not (disability, late to pick up kid, etc) and not treating everything who doesn’t as if they’re bad people by default … that’s what is real test
Show threadFloppy 💾May 25
@masukomi @twipped I like that way of thinking a lot. Few moments can be looked at in isolation. Ignorant judgment does the individual no good.