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You find 200 dollars on the floor, what do you do? - Sarah - 2011-02-04
ITT: the reason society is awful
You find 200 dollars on the floor, what do you do? - TaliaNCo - 2011-02-04
I'm a believer in karma. I've had things like this happen quite often working in bars and restaurants my whole life. Except for that one instance of the guy somehow dropping 8k on the floor under the table, I've had instances of finding all sorts of money lying around. Have I always given it back? Naw! If I know or suspect who it belonged to, no matter how small the amount, I've always given it back. 3 times in ONE day I had a chance to pick up a total of $55 extra bucks.
#1...lady comes out of the restroom as I am going in. (no other women in the bar mind you except me, one other co-worker and this woman) I go in the stall and find a $20 on the floor. I pick it up and come out and I see her rummaging through her pockets. Ask if she was missing a 20, she says yes, I give it back.
#2...guy puts money into the book to pay his bill. He gives it to me and says "keep the change". I walk away, look inside and realize there's NO way he meant to leave that much in there. I go back to him and tell him I think he made a mistake and meant to leave a 5 instead of a 20. He thanks me profusely and I go back to work.
#3...after work I decide to gamble a little and have a beer. I hit something on keno for $200. SWEET!!! My co-worker pays me after I cash out and I realize she gave me $20 too much. I tell her and give her the $20 back. I decide to throw $20 more into the machine. I hit something else on keno for $400.........LOL! I leave work happy I did 3 good deeds for the day and it literally paid off.
Again.....I love karma.
You find 200 dollars on the floor, what do you do? - Rob - 2011-02-04
Sarah Wrote:ITT: the reason society is awful
Why? I don't trick customers at my store, I double check when I give change, I pay honestly, I never leave a place without paying, I've never pickpocketed anything and yet society is awful because if someone lost money (and we're not talking about huge amounts of it) most of us would choose to pocket it if we didn't see in what conditions and who dropped the money?
That's ridiculous, because if you pick money from the street that seems to have no rightful owner, anyone is a potential owner of that money. Problem solved.
You find 200 dollars on the floor, what do you do? - Sarah - 2011-02-04
Rob Wrote:Why? I don't trick customers at my store, I double check when I give change, I pay honestly, I never leave a place without paying, I've never pickpocketed anything and yet society is awful because if someone lost money (and we're not talking about huge amounts of it) most of us would choose to pocket it if we didn't see in what conditions and who dropped the money?
That's ridiculous, because if you pick money from the street that seems to have no rightful owner, anyone is a potential owner of that money. Problem solved.
Not making an effort makes you awful, yes absolutely. If a dog was walking down the street with no tags or collar it doesn't give you the right to take it home and keep it forever, you bring it to the proper authorities where the owner at least has a chance to recover it, regardless of how negligent they may have been. Money should be no different. Just because it's something you want doesn't mean it belongs to you upon finding it.
And bringing up all the things you do right doesn't lessen the things you do wrong.
You find 200 dollars on the floor, what do you do? - Rob - 2011-02-04
Oranges and apples
You find 200 dollars on the floor, what do you do? - Kalovale - 2011-02-04
I have a hard time getting off the fence regarding karma. On one hand, it surely helps believers lead "better" lives, creating a better society in general, but on the other, doing good things for a personal reason isn't exactly good will in my book. I prefer to be a d'ick (keeping the money) where I normally can't be a saint (going through all lengths to find the owner, regardless of conditions) instead of forcing myself to be kind because of karma.
You find 200 dollars on the floor, what do you do? - Rob - 2011-02-04
Sarah Wrote:And bringing up all the things you do right doesn't lessen the things you do wrong.
I can grant you that, fallacy on my part, sorry, got carried away.
You find 200 dollars on the floor, what do you do? - Sarah - 2011-02-04
Rob Wrote:Oranges and apples
Not even close. They're both something that's important to someone that has presumably been lost for any variety of reasons and can and should be dealt with in exactly the same way.
But as I've repeatedly said here, people will always find a way to justify poor behavior.
You find 200 dollars on the floor, what do you do? - TaliaNCo - 2011-02-04
Kalovale Wrote:I have a hard time getting off the fence regarding karma. On one hand, it surely helps believers lead "better" lives, creating a better society in general, but on the other, doing good things for a personal reason isn't exactly good will in my book. I prefer to be a d'ick (keeping the money) where I normally can't be a saint (going through all lengths to find the owner, regardless of conditions) instead of forcing myself to be kind because of karma.
Mostly I believe if I don't do the right thing, it will bite me in the butt later. Not just that, my conscience would eat me alive if I didn't at least make the attempt.
You find 200 dollars on the floor, what do you do? - Kalovale - 2011-02-04
How do you feel when someone thank you for your "kindness"?
You find 200 dollars on the floor, what do you do? - TaliaNCo - 2011-02-04
Kalovale Wrote:How do you feel when someone thank you for your "kindness"?
It actually makes me feel pretty good. I don't know about anyone else here, but making someone else smile or knowing you made some sort of a positive difference in their day, does make me feel good.
You find 200 dollars on the floor, what do you do? - Rob - 2011-02-04
Sarah Wrote:Not even close. They're both something that's important to someone that has presumably been lost for any variety of reasons and can and should be dealt with in exactly the same way.
But as I've repeatedly said here, people will always find a way to justify poor behavior.
You can't compare the value of a living thing to money. Money comes and goes.
You find 200 dollars on the floor, what do you do? - Sarah - 2011-02-04
Also, I don't really have a problem with people selfishly keeping found money as long as they are willing to admit it's exactly that. Denying responsibility for poor behavior is disgusting, and that's what you do when you make excuses like FINDERS KEEPERS or I DON'T TRUST THE AUTHORITIES.
You find 200 dollars on the floor, what do you do? - Kunagisa - 2011-02-04
Sarah Wrote:ITT: the reason society is awful
Humans nature is horrible. You either follow the flow or get walked all over.
Sarah Wrote:Also, I don't really have a problem with people selfishly keeping found money as long as they are willing to admit it's exactly that. Denying responsibility for poor behavior is disgusting, and that's what you do when you make excuses like FINDERS KEEPERS or I DON'T TRUST THE AUTHORITIES.
Oh? But I've made it known that I realize entirely how selfish it is, but I'm also stating that the authorities are not as trustworthy where I live. One is not an excuse to cover the other. Even if the authorities were trustworthy, I'd still keep the money for myself. I'm just stating that had I actually had the heart to turn it to the police, they'd be having a nice dinner that night.
You find 200 dollars on the floor, what do you do? - Rob - 2011-02-04
Sarah Wrote:Also, I don't really have a problem with people selfishly keeping found money as long as they are willing to admit it's exactly that. Denying responsibility for poor behavior is disgusting, and that's what you do when you make excuses like FINDERS KEEPERS or I DON'T TRUST THE AUTHORITIES.
1. I don't keep items, just casual money.
2. If you saw the police selling weed, would YOU trust the authorities?
You find 200 dollars on the floor, what do you do? - TaliaNCo - 2011-02-04
Rob Wrote:1. I don't keep items, just casual money.
2. If you saw the police selling weed, would YOU trust the authorities?
There's always a bad apple in the bunch you should probably throw away. It doesn't mean you don't eat the good ones that are left in the bushel.
You find 200 dollars on the floor, what do you do? - Mark - 2011-02-04
TaliaNCo Wrote:#3...after work I decide to gamble a little and have a beer. I hit something on keno for $200. SWEET!!! My co-worker pays me after I cash out and I realize she gave me $20 too much. I tell her and give her the $20 back. I decide to throw $20 more into the machine. I hit something else on keno for $400.........LOL! I leave work happy I did 3 good deeds for the day and it literally paid off.
I'm thinkin' you rigged the machine. Since you work there and everything. Caught you blue handed.
You find 200 dollars on the floor, what do you do? - Sarah - 2011-02-04
Rob Wrote:You can't compare the value of a living thing to money. Money comes and goes.
What? Yes you can. Money is equally valuable to some people as an animal. Hell, money = living, and in some cases that $200 you find and keep will make the difference between a human getting by and truly suffering.
Rob Wrote:1. I don't keep items, just casual money.
2. If you saw the police selling weed, would YOU trust the authorities?
More excuses.
You find 200 dollars on the floor, what do you do? - Rob - 2011-02-04
TaliaNCo Wrote:There's always a bad apple in the bunch you should probably throw away. It doesn't mean you don't eat the good ones that are left in the bushel.
Oh, please, I live in a 3rd world country
I give up.
You find 200 dollars on the floor, what do you do? - Bacon - 2011-02-04
I'd give it to a homeless person. There are plenty in the area. That $200 would benefit them a lot more than it would benefit me.
Also, f[SIZE="2"]u[/SIZE]ck Karma. I do what I want, when I want.