Shopping Carts: a Cultural Epistle

Carts in the Wild

The Theory

There’s a belief that it’s possible to judge the character of a person or a society by their wiliness to return a shopping cart to its corral or home. People have written about this theory, it’s even been covered in the New York Times. There is also a lengthy and heated debate on Reddit. If you’ll indulge me for a few, I’ll the record straight.