this post was submitted on 13 Aug 2023
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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Only rational if you're the last person in line and not moving doesn't spill people out of the designated waiting ropes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why take less space when can take more?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Kevin took that advice to heart

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's still rational if you don't care about those people though

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Willful denial of the feelings of others is irrational in itself. Everything you know about humanity should lead you to believe that others have feelings too

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Its only the same if you strictly consider 'the time I stand in this line'.

Its different because everyone behind her loses a feeling of progress from moving up, and it increases the queue length (at least visually) which can impact other people's decision on which queue to join which, of course can impact the other queues.

To think the way the image suggests is to be inconsiderate to others around you.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

losing a feeling of progress

Right, that's why it says perfectly rationally. If someone is really being perfectly rational they should only care about how long they wait inine, not a feeling of how long they wait. I don't think being "perfectly rational" is something folks should strive to do.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Fuck everyone else though right? That doesn't sound rational does it? In that case why even wait in the line? Just walk to the front because that will shorten your time

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

If people don't more forward, the line ends up overflowing past the stanchions and maybe even outside. It's not the same :P

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's the same for her, not for everyone behind her. She's a perfect example of thinking only of herself.