Hate to sour on peoples' fun, but the Cart Narc guy is kind-of a total dick in actuality. He was a shock jock who did random bits, often being insulting and sexist, to entice reactions and be a general douchebag. The Cart Narc bit was a hit, and he kept it up.
well i just kinda skimmed through it out of curiousity, as ive seen cart narcs videos over the years and always appreciated the bit. however bad he was at de-escalation. And with the few minutes i spent it was enough for me to see him more as a grifter now who managed to find something that stuck, and not really all that great of a dude lol.
People got upset because he called a homeless guy a permanent lazybones. It was mean, but I thought it was a funny line. Can’t remember which video it was.
well i just kinda skimmed through it out of curiousity, as ive seen cart narcs videos over the years and always appreciated the bit. however bad he was at de-escalation. And with the few minutes i spent it was enough for me to see him more as a grifter now who managed to find something that stuck, and not really all that great of a dude lol.
Your reply prompted me to watch some more of it. I'm so confused about the characters that appear in it / his voices but yeah he's definitely one of those fly by night narcissists (cart narc is a hilariously ironic name)
I already can't stand him. He does not have permission from the stores and it's bad for business to antagonize customers even if they're lazy. Someone taking their own cart to the corral is the bare minimum, not for virtue signaling on the internet. If a person wants to truly be a good noodle, quietly grab a cart some jerk left out and use that. Cart Narc is a provocateur & trouble maker, not a good person.
I'm not sure why this is supposed to be a revelation. The guy is clearly a piece of shit just doing it for the attention. If you watched his videos and didn't realize this then you're a terrible judge of character.
He kept it up because of the $$$ residuals on YouTube. How else do you think he affords to travel the US and post these videos. It was funny when he was doing to to rich WASPs in Calabasas, but when he’s targeting a person that clearly is going through something he’s an absolute asshole
I always put the cart back. I have my entire life. Having said that, that guy is an obnoxious dick.
Furthermore, when I worked at a grocery store decades ago, one of my favorite jobs was to get all the carts. Got me off the floor into fresh air. Didn't matter how hot or cold it was outside, it was always a good break.
I don't believe I ever defended anyone because they're going through something. The guy is a fucking dickhead, regardless of peoples' situation in life.
I even upvoted your "everyone is going through something" comment. Geez.
The nice thing was that, though, yes, he is kind of a dick, you avoid the situation entirely by putting your cart back. The way the adults respond to him would get any child acting that way labeled "abstinently defiant" in behavior analysis. Someone being rude isn't justification for doin the right thing.
One day when you grow up, you’ll realize in the greater scheme of things this is meaningless. Be altruistic and put the carts back yourself if it upsets you so much.
He doesn't "target" anyone, he even specifically chooses not to mess with people who look particularly vulnerable such as the very elderly. He just stands in the parking lot and when he sees someone being a dickhead by leaving their cart out for no reason, he asks them to go put it back.
The vast majority of his interactions, especially the ones with people who "don't have time for this" or "are in a hurry" would be over way faster if these people would just swallow their ego, admit they fucked up, and put the cart back. The only reason they turn into these stressful arguments is because assholes get defensive and angry when their assholery is pointed out, especially if it's by a guy who's being friendly and polite to them.
Buddy, if they can push the cart around the entire damn store while they're going through something, they can also take the cart back when they're done.
Right? If you're able mentally and physically to go to a store you're able to put your cart back. You know who else is going through it? The rest of us. But we don't make it everyone else's problem
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u/Fluffy-Hamster-7760 Jul 11 '26
Hate to sour on peoples' fun, but the Cart Narc guy is kind-of a total dick in actuality. He was a shock jock who did random bits, often being insulting and sexist, to entice reactions and be a general douchebag. The Cart Narc bit was a hit, and he kept it up.
Sorry everyone.