This seems more like a debate board topic.

Some people get hired just to bring back shopping carts, returning them would mean less work for them, eventually leading them to unemployment.

Using this logic, people should commit crimes so that police have jobs.

But yes as Ace said it was thought provoking. But surely people bring back their carts back because otherwise they'd be in the way of them driving off? So it's kind of necessary for practical reasons. Here most supermarkets have you put a £1 coin in them to get one so you need to take it back to get your £1 when you reconnect it with another trolley, because the sad truth is there's enough bad people in this world who can't be trusted with basic civil decency.

I don't think if you put the cart back it makes you a good person, because you may do it because of social norms rather than because you're good, I think being good is harder than that. Going against social norms to do what's truly right, like giving up animal products to stop animals from going through unimaginable suffering, this is the real test of character and only a few percent of people are willing to go against society, risk being made fun of, give up food options to do what's truly right. A good person at minimum must 'do no harm' and that shouldn't just be to other humans but to other sentient beings, but I suppose we've all done harm to another sentient being, we could all have been better people, I guess as long as we're a good person in our own eyes, that's what matters in the end. That was definitely thought provoking.

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Are you a good person? It's a question that comes up now and then. We might think about it when we're alone or dealing with difficult choices. But how can we really tell if we're good? That's where the Shopping Cart Theory comes in – it's a simple idea that helps us understand what being a good person is all about. Share your thoughts!

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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.

The main idea of this theory is: You are truly yourself when nobody's watching.
Posting this theory doesn't necessarily mean I completely agree with it, here's a couple of reasons why:

- Some people get hired just to bring back shopping carts, returning them would mean less work for them, eventually leading them to unemployment.
- I've had interactions with super-market workers who like to go out, enjoy the combination of fresh air and bright sun, while picking up carts from around the lot. Can be a true moment of relief, freedom for those workers who deal with a demanding boss and annoying customers.
- I personally will not judge people solely based on this theory, believing that some can get busy, in a hurry, or just distracted.

However do not forget, you are who you are only when no one is watching! Observe yourself, and grow self-awareness if you want to change!

There are 206 lines to my gratitude list as I have been trying to add something every time I read it. Here is my "nature" section:

The Earth
The Sun
The Moon
The stars
Fruits
Vegetables
Grains
Nuts
Mushrooms
Seeds
Blue sky
Sunny day
Sunsets
Clouds
Rain
Every cell in my body
Trees
Plants
Insects
Birds
Cats
Animals
Nice views
Fire
Lightning

We all have hundreds of things we can choose to feel gratitude for.

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