Don’t be a lazybones
I am extremely intrigued by this. Is it possible to know more?
When encountering an aggressive shopping cart, remember:
Shoot off a limb and they’re still 86% combat effective. Here’s a tip: Aim for the nerve stem and put it down for good…
What part of a shopping cart is the nerv stem? The coin thingie?
The only good shopping cart, is a dead shopping cart.
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Why? This is a scene from a satirical movie parodying fascism
And?
Not exactly. The government in starship troopers is nationalistic, but not fascist; it’s a liberal limited meritocratic democracy, people still have power but only those that earn the power (somewhat like the Roman Republic but that’s a whole other story filled with socii and quasi-autonomy).
“Starship Troopers” the book is blatantly fascist, Heinlein became a fascist in his later years.
“Starship Troopers” the movie IS a parody of fascism, Verhoeven literally based the Starship Trooper’s symbols on Nazi iconography.
"Although some contemporary critics and audiences considered Starship Troopers to be an endorsement of fascism, Verhoeven said, “whenever you see something that you think is fascist, you should know that the filmmakers agree with your opinion.”Also Sargon is just a fascist puppet.
The book was a commentary on fascism. Not a celebration of it.
I thought that when I read it too, but I asked my folks and they were big scifi fans at the time, and it’s unironic.
wikipedia also says its unironic, for what its worth:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_Troopers#Criticism_of_militarism
If you read Heinlein’s wikipedia page it also checks out:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Heinlein#ViewsHa I also asked my dad about it maybe 10-15 years ago. He’s a huge scifi fan and I tore through his library of asimov, Heinlein, silverberg, Anderson, etc as a teen 10 years before that. He remains convinced that it’s a satire from a conservative about dangerous conservatism. Which is funny to write as a lefty
Heinlein also wrote characters who spoke approvingly of their hyperlibertarian society in The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.
I think his politics aren’t so easy to pin down.
Found the fascist
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A friend of mine worked at Target and he said the best part of the day was collecting carts.
EDIT: I guess I’m lucky to live where the “cold” in the winter is in the 50s, and the “hot” of the summer is in the high 80s.
Your friend lied or y’all don’t live in the south bc I fuckin HAAAAATEEEDD that shit
Especially in the heat of summer. I feel bad for the cart wranglers when I see them going around the parking lot in the middle of the day.
What my man Edric here says is facts bc doing that in the summer or the winter is balls.
It’s ok ish spring and late fall but between our car delivery people and the cart people two of them got hit by a car within 6 months or so.
I’d much rather keep my annoying ass spot in electronics than be constantly pinching my fingers on carts and finnicking with the stupid cart wrangler controller in the hot sun or freezing winter
Hey it’s that or customers, I always wanted the trolley job. Only got to do it once when the usual guy was sick. Didn’t have to talk to a soul, could use my iPod. The day went so much faster.
The thing is, you still have to have someone collect them even when they’re in their proper spot you just don’t have parking spaces that could have had a car them filled with a shopping trolley, or trolleys rolling off and hitting parked cars. You also make that trolley guy’s day better by not making them have to pull the trolleys from places they aren’t supposed to be.
I used to work at a supermarket and agree that the trolley collection was by far the best job but I still hate those motherfuckers that leave their trolley just anywhere especially in otherwise valid parking spots.
If less cars are able to park at the shops that’s a win. We need to get people out of cars.
Crippling cars is not the solution to that problem, making better alternatives usable is.
Both. But the getting people out of cars is more important in the immediate term because cars are killing the earth
Greatly depends on the time of day, and the environment.
Cool breeze and an off hours so things are quiet and still? Yeah that’s not a bad way to spend 15-45 minutes. Middle of the summer when it’s 85F (30C) outside or middle of a downpour freezing water? Not so great. And don’t even get me started on blizzard conditions or people shoving carts up onto the grass cause the extra 20 steps to the cart corral was just too much.
A mark of a true gentleman is the consideration that they give to others without anyone forcing them to do it.
I, too, wait until im outside the frozen yogurt place to fart up a storm.
If you see two out in the field, drag two back and use one for shopping, saves at least an extra life per turn.
I’m doing my part.
Based and cart-pilled
He got the spirit.
I’ve heard a counter to this argument, some comedians also.
Basically, creates jobs for cart collector and for people to pick up cloths and random stuff left around.
It.was a funny take, but not sure how true or false it is…
Funniest thing I’ve seen lately.
shopping cart logic also applies to buying fairtrade coffee or chocolate or clothes, no one will force you to be a good person and you gain jackshit from it as a lone operator.
The shopping cart one is better because it’s literally just barely more time / effort. Fair trade stuff can be expensive compared to their counterpart. People in rougher financial situations really can’t make that choice every time.
alright then dont buy it, youre acting like coffee and chocolate are necessities. clothes are a pass
I’d wager there are daily goods that have far more exploitation than most people would be comfortable with.
But you are right in some cases things aren’t necessities and could probably be limited or cut out. That being said, there’s a morale / mental component too. For example, you don’t need that chocolate birthday cake for your sibling, parent, child, etc., but it is still is considered very important. If it wasn’t there, it could be considered a huge blow and/or insulting.
