With a face like that, how could you be mad for long?
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In the vein of, if you see someone stealing food, no you didn't.
I don't see nothing.
That only counts for stores. You seriously telling me if someone steals my meal from in front of me to just ignore it?
What are you going to acomplish by trying to stop them? In what situation would that be worth it?
... stealing from your neighbor is dumb. Not everyone steals out of necessity. Some (not most, but a non zero amount) people enjoy the thrill
Corporations are not your neighbors. If the employees dont own the items being sold then no one does. Grocery stores hoard food and sell at a markup. Stealing from hoarding entities isn't evil.
Ok, fair enough. I guess in my mind that would be burglary or robbery, not just simple theft, but if guess it would be possible to steal without doing that?
I'll just say this, I don't think my neighbors would just let me die of hunger if they had food and they knew I was hungry, and I hope no one ever is in a position where they would have to steal food from their neibors to survive.
absolutely, when people read your comment though its like I bought a sandwich at lunch and am about to eat it. My neighbor takes it out of my hand without asking and eats it. That may not have been your intended hypothetical situation, but thats where my mind went lol. I have siblings who stole my food all the time growing up. It is not a fun experience and if my neighbor did that I'd rightfully be upset haha, just ask! People get mad at seagulls for stealing ya know?
I mean it depends on who is stealing food right from me. A gang of thugs I would just let them and seetge quietly. A lone guy I would at least raise a ruckus and complain if not something more.
So you raise a rukus over the lone guy stealing your food, possibly put him, a clearly desperate human being in a potentially dangerous situation, for what?
You would be lucky if you get the food back at all, and you can easily get more food, probably for free from whatever restaurant or whatever place you are at by just asking the staff.
And even if you get your food back, are you really going to eat the food that some random person was just handling, likely even even eating?
What you're describing is just escalating a non violent situation for basically no reason.
Man, I love the internet.
"I'm going to place your statement in a clearly uninetended context, extrapolate further hypothetical events from there, and then admonish you for your statement no longer being reasonable in that completely hypothetical situation!"
How is that an unintended context? I literally asked you for context and you gave me context, and I replied within the context you gave me. I guess you can't handle it when someone calls out a flaw in your logic.
Also, quotes are for things people actually said directly, not for putting words into other peoples mouths.
I'm not who you asked for context.
You even took the time to edit this comment and didn't check who you were replying to?
Mb, both of your usernames start with wizard, so I got confused.
Well you have now made the context as if eating out in a restaurant. But I was contexualising it closer to the meme where the cat clearly steals food from someone eating at home. Who gives me more food or reimburses me if I was the one to buy and prepare food and there is now no more of it.
You have made it out as the food was stolen by a less fortunate (poor/hungry) person and they stole it from a well off person who can afford another meal.
But what if I was barely scraping by, paycheck by paycheck and I decided to let's say indulge in a nice pastry or something (a little bit of happiness in a bleak world) and then when I try to eat it someone steals it from me? Should I then just fucking give in even though I might not be in the best financial state to buy another? Or would it be faur and just to fight back or at least say something and asknowledge te injustice??
Ok so first of all, the context of a poor+hungry person was already implied in the very first comment you replied to, I did not think it was necessary to reiterate it.
Also, how could I have possibly gotten that you meant it in the context of the cat meme, you never brought it up.
Now, to directly address the specific situation you are describing right now, I think it would actually depend, are you stitting somewhere and some guy snatches it right out of your hand to be a jerk, or does a homeless person come up to your table and snatch it off your plate and run off?
Actually I still can't see that mattering in terms of contributing the pseron directly. Sure, if some jerk snatches it our of your hand and eats in in front of you, maybe a "fuck you, asshole" is in order. But as someone who's worked in food service I would have a hard time imagining a situation were you couldn't just get another one for free, maybe if you bought it ad a convenience store or a gas station or something, and were eating it somewhere else?
Anyways the point I was originally trying to make, is that there's no logical reason(that I can think of) to escalate a situation like that unless you are litteraly about to die of starvation.
Unless you can give me a realistic situation where confronting the theif has some kind of benefit, I think ignoring the theif is gonna be the right call.
Ok so first of all, the context of a poor+hungry person was already implied in the very first comment you replied to, I did not think it was necessary to reiterate it.
I replied in a way that steered back to the meme at hand.
I would have a hard time imagining a situation were you couldn't just get another one for free, maybe if you bought it ad a convenience store or a gas station or something, and were eating it somewhere else?
Yes that is what I meant. I already said your situation (restaurant etc.) it makes sense you would get a replacement. I then specifically made this not the case.
Anyways the point I was originally trying to make, is that there's no logical reason(that I can think of) to escalate a situation like that unless you are litteraly about to die of starvation.
I'll say if nothing else it's a matter of principle. Don't just let anyone walk over you. Even for such a minor thing.
Yea, I suppose it is about principles. If this is about not letting someone walk over you, I'd rather just avoid being in a position to have my pastry stolen I guess?
Idk I guess I just don't think making a big deal over a pastry or a small amount of food is the same as letting someone walk over me, especially if its easy to get another one.
If they're stealing it because they're hungry, they probably need It more than I do, and if they're stealing it for attention or to be an ass, then I'd rather ignore them, and they're probably looking to start a confrontation and I don't want to give them the satisfaction.
If they're stealing it because they're hungry, they probably need It more than I do
Yeah but it's the principle. I have no issue giving such people food. If the person comes and asks me I would gladly part with my food. But if they steal it you better believe I will at least say something mean back.
Yea sure, there's a good chance I would say something mean as well, out of impulse if nothing else, or perhaps I would just stare at the empty hand that was holding a pastry a moment ago and be very confused, I guess I won't know for sure until it happens to me lol.
I'll swing by tomorrow and steal a pastry from you. We'll see then
I think you'll have better luck if you wait until I buy one.
Yes.
Okay im gonna start stealing your food
You don't need to steal my food because I will freely share it.
If you ask nicely I'll even prepare you a meal in exchange for conversation.
What's your best dish you make?
I don't have favorites or bests in general. But I had a lot of compliments on my home made chips.
I'm not promising anything fancy. Most of what I make is designed around feeding many. I've raised a bunch of kids and my home has been the "fun house" so cooking for a dozen people was a common occurrence.
Most of them are adults now but at the height of it, I had a basement pantry that made a bomb shelter look under-stocked. It's smaller now but only because I cannot rotate through supplies fast enough. If I had to feed a dozen people without notice, I still could.
Infinite food trick in one easy step: This guy wont stop feeding people for free, he is happy to do it without hesitation
- People start stealing their food.
- They don't object, so more people do it.
- They start eating healthful vegan food.
- ...
- World peace with zero hunger