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You're taking the poop! Dystopian toilet won't give you loo roll unless you watch an advert first
(www.dailymail.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 26 Sep 2025
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Actually I understand the point of this, and it's not just to make money. I have read in several places that many public toilets in China have a problem of people stealing all the toilet paper to use at home. That means you basically have to bring your own toilet paper because there won't be any in the stall. This is a way of fixing that.
Then why have adverts? Why not just a button on a timer? Don't delude yourself.
I'm not saying it's totally altruistic. I'm saying it is not just about money.
Yeah, no, this is purely about money
what a take
Easy words for somebody who has never experienced a stall without any toilet paper
i was homeless for two years. asshole.
if you're this disturbed by the thought of not having access to toilet paper, carry your own wet wipes.
Society creates a situation where something as basic as toilet paper becomes an expense someone can't afford so they steal it and you understand the point of them doing this... I don't think you do.
I can understand that. Doesn't make it okay to steal from the public stall though. That's not stealing from some big faceless business, that's stealing from your fellow human who will then come to the stall and have no toilet paper.