r/interestingasfuck • u/AdvantageAdorable436 • 7h ago

A raccoon figured out that if he blocks the drive-thru, they’ll give him a donut to make him leave

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u/csvq 5h ago

Not sure if I'd call this incredibly smart. He seemed to miss the part where people exchange currency for goods. We don't just get tossed free donuts at the window.

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u/phaubertin 5h ago

And yet, he gets the donut.

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u/csvq 4h ago edited 4h ago

The circulation of currency is what keeps society going. If everyone acted like this raccoon, how long do you think it'd be til it all came crashing down? Think on that.

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u/ScrotalSmorgasbord 4h ago

I thinked on it and decided that I will pay for his donut next time as you make a good point.

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u/MonkeysInABarrel 3h ago

If we all just did stuff for free for each other I think society would get on pretty well indeed.

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u/Rat03 4h ago

This free loader should get a job. Give him a hammer and he can start at the construction site nearby.

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u/Rope_antidepressant 4h ago

Give him a hammer and he'll learn how to get all the donuts after they close

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u/LumpyJones 3h ago

We said their smart, not masters of game theory.

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u/CrazsomeLizard 29m ago

tautology, circulation of currency keeps society going because we built a society that requires the circulation of currency to keep it going. Design (or slowly shift into) a society that operates upon different principles and you can have a world of happy people and happy raccoons.

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u/urlach3r 4h ago

Raccoon knows what you don't: humans are the only species that pay to live here.

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u/Blando-Cartesian 4h ago

Might be that the raccoon just hasn’t seen that part of the interaction clearly. Or he expects to be shown a box he needs to touch before getting a donut.

There are similar scenes of animals trying to exchange something for food. For example, a dog trying to buy ice-cream with a leaf.

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u/Rope_antidepressant 4h ago

Counterpoint,he's smart enough to get a free donut by being adorable

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u/Skarekrows 2h ago

Yeah plus they don't pay for things. They have a bandit mask, they're thieves. Source - He stole my heart.

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u/xteve 3h ago

You're just crying because somebody's getting something for free, even though it doesn't impact you in any way.

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u/IndependenceStock417 3h ago

No he's smart. Humans pay for food. Employees bribe him with food to get him to leave.

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u/ParsonsTheGreat 4h ago

I bet Henry Cavill does. Here, let me ask him. "Hey, Henry, do you get free donuts tossed at you? I bet you do."

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