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I stumbled on his channel by chance and profoundly dislike the guy (albeit I'm seemingly in a minority). It seems clear to me that he wants to bully people first and that the cart thing is just a convenient justification for doing so. He is also disingenuous about his motives. When questioned about the camera, he invariably claims that it is there only for his protection, whereas it's primarily there for YouTube views and revenue. Finally, misplaced carts are not that big of a deal and simply a cost of doing business for supermarkets.

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> Finally, misplaced carts are not that big of a deal

They address this a bit in the article, the hypothesis being that such a simple thing is a litmus test for whether someone is a shitty person in other aspects of life.

Filming people without consent, confronting them in a combative way, and monetizing it. There's the litmus test for jerk in 2023.

Well if the person just returns the cart they will surely be left alone and not recorded right ?

Getting angry over this and even discussing it on the internet requires more energy than simply returning the cart.

Returning the cart is good for everyone. Additionally it's a simple contract - if you don't want to return the cart don't take it in the first place.

> Filming people without consent

This is only required where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy, which there certainly is not in a grocery store parking lot.

Legally sure. But still doesn’t not make them a jerk.

There is a difference between legality and morality

I am perfectly fine to weaponize one jerk against many

> Filming people without consent

Given that there are literally cameras everywhere now (including all the Tesla's in the parking lot, with their cams), that's kind of an odd thing to be upset about at this point.

There’s a big difference between recording to some hard drive and deleting it after 30 days with no one seeing it and deliberately showing someone in an embarrassing situation and showing it to millions of people.

I remember back in the 80s/90s Candid Camera and Cops used to get people to sign a waiver, and those that didn’t had their faces pixelated out.

If all he wants is to be the cart narc and scold people he could do it without the camera.

Not really because many of us have a problem with the cameras that are literally everywhere too.

Yes, perhaps it is.

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