This social experiment showed why Karma is a B*tch

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The video leverages a high-stakes 'karma' narrative that provides immediate emotional gratification, keeping viewers engaged to see the rude person get their comeuppance.

Summary

A content creator conducts a social experiment outside a grocery store by pretending to be hungry and asking shoppers for food. He rewards a generous man who offers him chips by paying for his groceries, while rebuffing a woman who was previously rude to him.

Structure

1Creator approaches shoppers asking for food
2Woman refuses to help and is rude
3Man offers chips and is kind
4Creator reveals the social experiment
5Creator pays for the man's groceries
6Creator denies the woman's request for help

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This social experiment showed why Karma is a B*tch Can I have something to eat There's plenty of places to go get something to eat As a matter of fact there's a whole market you can go get something to eat No, I'm talking-Bother me I'm talking about from your shopping cart Why would I give you something from my shopping cart Get your own shopping cart and get something to eat But I'm hungry Well, so am I I don't really have money Yeah, well neither do I I don't have a job Neither do I Sorry to bug you I'm a little hungry Can I have something to eat Do you have any money Oh, no, not money I'm talking about, like maybe I could get something from your groceries You want one of these bags of chips Oh, that would be lovely Just something to fi-feed my stomach Don't give him anything Then more people will come here asking for-He's hungry I can give him some chips So what Will, will you give me this to eat Yeah, yeah Why, why you wanna give this to me Because you're hungry Yeah Yeah Okay Uh-There's enough for everybody here so this is I'm gonna give this back to you How much did this cost you Well, I think it was about 80 bucks You lie Here you go So I'm doing this social experiment right now and whoever gives me food right now I'm paying for their whole entire groceries for being generous and giving me something to eat Well, thank you I appreciate that What was your name Jack Nice to meet you, Jack Thank you for being so nice Okay You didn't say that You said you were broke and look at all the money you have Well, yeah I'm doing actually a social experiment so whoever gives me food I'm paying for their entire groceries But you didn't give me anything Well, we'll give you something now No, it is too late Do you want a banana or some-No brownies I don't want anything because I asked you first but you didn't offer it Now that you see that I'm handing out money now you came back to ask me for food Yeah, we need food Yeah, well, it's too late now I'm not gonna pay you, so And I asked you first but you were being very rude about it, so you know, that wasn't nice Well, it's not nice because my dog needs to eat and I couldn't even buy her food I know, well, that's not my problem I guess every dog needs to eat, right Just like how you said That's not your problem Go get your own groceries, well maybe you should go buy your dog something on your own Thank you Well, you're not very nice I'm not nice

Original caption

Be kind when no one is watching, because you never know what's waiting on the other side! 🛒✨ Follow @mostlyhumour for more such eye-opening social experiments! In this supermarket social experiment, a content creator poses as a hungry person in need outside a grocery store to see how shoppers react. When he first approaches an older woman loading her car, she dismissively rebuffs him, repeatedly telling him to get his own groceries and refusing to share anything from her cart. Moments later, he asks another shopper, Jack, who warmly and without hesitation offers a bag of chips from his own cart simply because someone was hungry. Revealing the true nature of the experiment, the creator rewards Jack's genuine kindness by paying for his entire $80 grocery bill on the spot. Seeing the cash reward, the first woman quickly wheels her cart back and tries to offer bananas and cookies to get her own groceries paid for, only to get served an immediate lesson in karma: kindness counts when it comes from the heart, not when money is on the line. Credits: Respective original owner / Creator Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. All rights belong to their respective owners.

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Can I have something to eat? Yeah, there's plenty of places to go get something to eat. As a matter of fact, there's a whole market you can go get something to eat. No, I'm talking-Bother me, I'm talking about from your shopping cart. Can I have something to eat? Why would I give you something from my shopping cart? Get your own shopping cart and get something to eat. But I'm hungry. Well, so am I. I don't really have money. Yeah, well neither do I. I don't have a job. Neither do I. Sorry to bug you, I'm a little hungry. Can I have something to eat? Do you have any money? Oh, no, not money. I'm talking about, like maybe I could get something from your groceries. You want one of these bags of chips? Oh, that would be lovely. Just something to feed my stomach. Don't give him anything. Then more people will come here asking for-He's hungry. I can give him some chips. So what? Will, will you give me this to eat? Yeah, yeah. Oh, that's nice. Why, why you wanna give this to me? Because you're hungry. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Uh-There's enough for everybody here so this is-I'm gonna give this back to you. How much did this cost you? Well, I think it was about 80 bucks. You lie. Here you go. So I'm doing this social experiment right now and whoever gives me food right now I'm paying for their whole entire groceries for being generous and giving me something to eat. Well, thank you. I appreciate that. What was your name? Jack. Nice to meet you, Jack. Thank you for being so nice. Okay. You didn't say that. You said you were broke and look at all the money you have. Well, yeah, I'm doing actually a social experiment so whoever gives me food I'm paying for their entire groceries. But you didn't give me anything. Well, we'll give you something now. No, it is too late. Do you want a banana or some-No brownies. I don't want anything because I asked you first but you didn't offer it. Now that you see that I'm handing out money now you came back to ask me for food. Yeah, we need food. Yeah, well, it's too late now. I'm not gonna pay you, so. And I asked you first but you were being very rude about it, so you know, that wasn't nice. Well, it's not nice because my dog needs to eat and I couldn't even buy her food. I know, well, that's not my problem. I guess every dog needs to eat, right? Just like how you said, that's not your problem. Go get your own groceries, well maybe you should go buy your dog something on your own. Thank you. Well, you're not very nice. I'm not nice.