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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I'm amazed how many people are thieves. I don't mean that in a judgemental way. It's just so different to how I love my life. I'm somewhat taken aback by the comments about what people have stolen.

[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

There are many reasons and starting points in these stories.

My favorite stealing stories are the ones that include items that would go to trash anyway/otherwise. I dislike the idea of stuff going to trash that needed materials and services to be created (no doubt creating some pollution while a it)...it'd just be such a waste.
Those situations feel more legitimate/reasonable to take something while passing.

[โ€“] PsychedSy 2 points 11 months ago

It's kind of cultural. See some gloves from work at a coworker's house? Meh. Coworker wraps their body with welding cables and smuggles it out? High fives all around.