Self Service + Self Entitlement : FREE GOODIES

What a surprise...NOT.

It seems that supermarkets that have fired their counter girls and opted for "automatic" check out, are experiencing shrinkage.

Is this such a fucking surprise?

In the best of times, human nature betrays its animal instincts. When there's a blackout, what happens? Customers in afflicted stores instantly grab what they can and rush to the exits.

Now that we have Millennials and raging self-entitlement, and actual websites and blogs that "share" not only illegal downloads, but tips on how to shoplift, idiot stores that allow self-service are being abused by jerkoffs.

Anyone who took Psych 101 knows the word behind it all: rationalization.

That's where you make a good excuse for anything unethical.

These days, the problem is worse because Millennials are told that almost NOTHING is unethical. Assange is a hero. The Pirate Bay jerks are admirable. It's a big joke that torrents exist. Every day Niggas get angry when one of their deadbeat thugs is even arrested because thieves have rights. Anonymous bloggers expect copyright owners to show them proof to back up a takedown. Everybody gives the finger to the cop. We're all told, every day, "Go ahead, do what you want."

So yeah, it's pretty easy for most anyone to cheat a bit at one of these ridiculous automatic check-out deals. Most of these things are located in affluent suburban stores where people can "afford" to pay. The honor system is supposed to work among upper-middle-class white people. Except...these are some of the cheapest and most crooked people around. They also don't hesitate to cheat on their spouses or their income tax. We're talking psychology, after all, and that need to get something for nothing, and "get even" and have power, and be a "bad boy."

Or as Groucho said of Chico in one of the Marx movies: "He's honest, but you gotta watch him."

Ain't no such "serve yourself" deals that I know of in my area! And if there was, would I resist the temptation to slip an item past the scanner? Not if I knew nobody was looking!

Sing it Mr. Dylan: "Ain't no man righteous, not one."