shopping rule theory
shopping rule theory
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The shopping cart theory, as written here, starts as a litmus test for whether a person is capable of self governing and descends into two paths:
- If you do return the cart you are doing it out of the goodness of your heart and because it is correct; and
- If you don't you are no better than an animal, a savage, who does what is right only because there is a law in place or you are forced to.
Self-governance: Are you a good person or a monster? There is no middle ground.
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WRONG there is a third option where i take the cart home and eat it with my teeth 😬
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Become ungovernable
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Or, when people live within walking distance of the store, take the cart home, unload your groceries and then leave the cart by the street.
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good way to get your teeth stronger for the "eat the rich" movement
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Fourth option: I filled the cart with groceries, it is now my home.
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So you are criticising the over simplification presented here and I agree with you.
I would however point out that although I also don't like the binary aspect of their blurb, I find that I would quite agree with their final sentence. I don't think the test shows whether we are a good or a bad person, but it does say something about a person's ability to fit in a society.
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I think it's a interesting experiment I just thought it was funny how those who don't return were demonized.
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