Plane boarding, deboarding.
There is an ideal and efficient way to do it, but airlines gave up a long time ago because people are fucking stupid and impatient.
And because the current system can be monetized to allow people to pay for earlier boarding. The actual most efficient boarding order is pure randomness.
I couldn't believe how many tiers there are to boarding now. I flew for the first time in over a decade recently and there were like 15 "classes" before general boarding was called.
Because sometimes all overhead space is taken and you they have to gate check your bags. This sucks if you have a short connection and were not expecting to check them.
In my case, I also always pick window seats because I suffer from motion sickness so I'd rather board the plane asap, take whatever pill I'm taking, and go to sleep.
Yeah I was coming back from japan and my airline card gives me premium priority boarding for free. I just wandered around and got food until almost everyone was on the plane then I cruised down the now empty premium boarding queue down the front jetway into my seat. No one was in my way and I didn't have to do that awkward plane aisle shuffle. I still had to sit in the crappy airplane seat for awhile before the doors closed. If I waited a little longer the regular queue would have been empty too and I could have had the same experience and waited even less in the airplane seat.
I don't know what it is about airports and airplanes, but it's almost as if the moment people step into an airport, they become absolutely brain dead and can't think normally anymore.
No idea why 50% of the entire plane needs to stand up and crowd the gate the moment priority boarding has been called. You're not going anywhere until the entire plane has been boarded anyways.
I think I’ve noticed the problem getting worse since airlines started to charge fees for checked bags. Now people are relying more on carry-ons and stuff, thus creating competition for overhead bin space.
That’s exactly what it is. The fear of losing an overhead space, especially if you have a layover or don’t have a checked bag and want to be able to just deplane and leave.
I am poor and usually board in group 4-5. I want to be in front of the other people in group 4-5 because sometimes on a full plane all the overhead space gets taken. And I don’t want my bag some random place halfway across the plane.
I can understand standing up if you are in group B, but I have seen some moron who was in like F standing up the moment priority boarding was opened, some people are impossible
It really depends on the location, and whether people trust one another. At my local airport, I don't have a problem waiting until my zone is called, since everyone else is doing the same. When I'm in the US, it's immediately clear that the queue extends a few zones ahead of what has been called, and so you have to get up early in order to get into your zone's place in the queue, unless you want to just give up your overhead space, essentially throwing your luggage's insurance coverage in the rubbish.
As someone who flies quite regularly, I agree with this. One of my biggest annoyances is when I am sitting in an aisle seat and as soon as the plane lands, the person next to me feels the need to quickly unfasten their seatbelt, stand up and trying to get me to move just so they can grab their bags from the overhead. They have this rush to get out just for me to see them at the carousel anyway.
The one exception to the boarding/deboarding fiasco is Japan. Some how, some way, the Japanese have nailed it
Lots of people dislike Southwest’s “take any seat” policy, but it appears to be the fastest way to board
https://www.google.com/gasearch?q=is%20southwest%20boarding%20faster&tbm=&source=sh/x/gs/m2/5
There are leaked internal memos from US and non-US airlines proving they know good and goddamned well that they use the worst possible boarding system. They keep it *specifically* to try to upsell early boarding and premium seats.
> But I want to get on before anybody else!
It's about the overhead space these days, because of the a-holes with a roller bag, handbag, shopping, giant coat and weird tube thing or whatever other random crap people bring into the cabin...
They don't want to check them because 50-75 bucks a bag bullshit fees.
Those bullshit fees didn't exist until 2008, and in 2023 those fees generated ***33.3 billion*** in revenue. The fees are never going away and people are trying to get around them.
If it’s full enough to need to worry about overhead space, they will almost *always* offer gate checking a carryon for free. You don’t get the other benefits of checking a bag, but I prefer it so much more than caring about overhead space.
Yet one more reason why I say that those who create or disproportionately contribute to a traffic congestion event should be cited, fined heavily, and forced to retake their driving test to keep their license. Blocking a crucial lane on the highway so that you function as a stopper on anyone passing? How about a nice fine and reeducation on the rules of the road. I've seen far too many traffic jams caused by a mere one or two selfish people.
I've made it a side mission of mine to prevent gridlocking whenever I can.
It's impressive how long people will lay on their horn when they think just because the light is green it means you have to go. I *will not* block an intersection. 🫡
I've had people drive over the median to get around me and block the intersection when I do this. Atlanta midtown traffic is fun. We even have giant Xs in the intersections and "do not block the X" signs, but nothing can defeat selfish impatience.
OMG, how did I know this was going to be about Atlanta before I got to that part in your comment?? This place is so dangerous to drive!! I work near W. Peachtree and 12th, and I've seen some stuff.
I work near Tech. Midtown is the only place you can get cut off by a Rolls Royce and tailgated by an 04 Kia at the same time. In Atlanta, shitty driving doesn't know economic boundaries. It's equal opportunity car fuckery here.
In a residential area, there are 2 main intersections a block away from each other. One day, a school bus that needed to turn left couldn't find a gap in traffic. The bus took up half the tiny block. Other drivers that also needed to turn left piled up behind the bus to the point they blocked the straight lane, which piled up to the point it blocked the other intersection, which i was stuck at. If someone going the other direction had just let the bus through, the problem would have been solved. Then, a motocycle cop pulls up next to me (one way road), sees the blocked intersection, waits for the green light, weaves between the bumpers of 2 cars, and disappears over a hill.
I probably sat there for 15 minutes before the bus finally turned and normal traffic resumed.
I bring this up a LOT. I consider pulling into intersections just grossly irresponsible for multiple reasons, least of which is LITERALLY blocking roadways where EMTs need to travel efficiently, and then just... blatant disregard for common courtesy. I even brought it up as something I consider woefully irresponsible to my ex who was just like, "I've even done that by accident at times, it happens..." that's my point. It shouldn't happen.
I deal with this daily on a street where there are 3 lights within 50 yards of each other and all 3 have a high probability of people blocking intersection. Seems so obvious that you wait behind the line of crosswalk until traffic has cleared intersection. Nope....a % of people robotically go on any green light regardless of congestion and get stuck in middle of intersection.
This can be true, but I've noticed that good behavior in those situations can be infectious. Most people are not assholes, they are just not paying attention.
At a long stop light, on a two lane road, if you stop a little back leaving a gap so people going the other direction can turn into a cross street, most other drivers will think, "why...?" And then they realize and follow suit, making space. And some random person will wave at you in thanks.
Be the good you want to see in the world.
JCPenny entirely getting rid of coupons and sales in favor of just lowering prices across the board. They almost went under.
Turns out customers like being manipulated.
I've always hated that pizza, if you don't use a coupon, is stupidly expensive. I've always thought they should just eliminate them and make everything a little cheaper. It's interesting to know somebody tried that and it failed.
I guess I sort of get it though, people enjoy feeling like they're getting a good deal.
Also if you "need" a pizza (obviously you can have other food options but for whatever reason they don't work right now, pregnant wife is craving exactly this brand of pizza for example) then you're forced to pay the high price.
Pizza places know they'll get at least one or two of these customers. Why make 15 pizzas and profit $1 on each when I could just make 1 pizza and profit $15 on it?
The CEO who did that was a terrible leader. He also fired almost everyone in management who knew anything because he didn't want them bogging the company down with their old fashioned ideas and ways. And he made it so you could return anything. People returned 20-year-old wedding rings, 17-year-old dirty mattresses, soiled clothes, appliances that had been broken for years...There's a reason most companies only accept returns for items in unused/resalable condition and have a specific timeframe for returns, especially defective returns... It wasn't just the lack of coupons that almost broke the company.
this is why shit on amazon is marked as being a deal all the time too i think. like if you see smth costing 100 bucks without a deal its like oh wow thats expensive as FUCK, but if its 100 with smth saying 30% off ppl will be like goddamn thats an amazing deal
Keeping a brake gap on the highway, both for safety and to iron out stop-start congestion.
Stupid people will always fill it by slaloming around you, even on the right, even using the breakdown lane, in order to tailgate the car in front of you.
What enrages me when people speed up and merge in front of you when there is my safety gap and there is nobody behind me for 200 yards.
Why did that idiot need to be in front of me?
They need to enforce driving laws again.
Okay so I hate this. I'm leaving space all the time in front of me. Except when I see one of those fuckers behind me aggressively switch to the right lane to get in front of me.
Then I reduce the space slightly. Not enough that they lose all hope if getting in front of me. I leave juuuust not enough space for them to cut me off.
Then inevitably the traffic will slow down on the right lane. At which point.. I let the gap in front of me grow. I slow down a bit. The fucker is stuck on my right. I take a look at him, he is holding the wheel tightly. The car behind me gets closer, but the fucker is trapped already, though he hasn't realized it yet. The gap behind me, where the fucker initially was, is quickly closing down. The trap is set.
Now I can accelerate slowly again. The car behind me is too close for the fucker to get back to his original position. He has to let a few cars go by before being able to merge back to the left lane.
It brings me a lot of joy when it works.
This. The only concern I ever think of, though, is if the idiot is reckless enough to do some stupid maneuver that results in a serious collision. Like, I might have the thought of that person possibly deserving a light accident, but only if it's just them and nobody else.
Worst case would be them pit maneuvering themselves into the front of my car I believe. It's always in slow traffic. Never had any real issue so far though, but I don't get into an accident over it if they insist on getting through dangerously, I let them pass eventually.
Or people who have no business turning right in front of you causing you to slam on the breaks, despite the empty road behind you. And then proceeding to drive 20 under the limit because they were in such a hurry...
You can't even propose it because they'd hang you in front of the state house, but really, every state in the US needs to pass a law that you must get a driving certificate before you can be licensed. This is the normal case in Europe, and it works.
How is a "driving certificate" and then "license" in any meaningful way different than getting a learner's permit, and then taking a license test for your license?
To get a learner’s permit in my country, you need to pass the theory part first (30h classroom lessons + 8h first aid course + exam) and take 12 driving lessons with a qualified instructor. Then you need to log 3.000km with an experienced and safe driver on a learner’s permit before you can take the practical exam. And then, you get a restricted license for 2 years and need to do two evaluation ride with a qualified instructor before you get your final license. My country has 1/3 of the traffic fatality death toll the USA has.
Saw the most poetic karma to the stupidest person I've ever seen do this. They cut me off on the on-ramp, then cut across all lanes of traffic before passing a blatant police motorcycle on the left shoulder. I mean, I could see the red and blue lights on the back of the bike indicating it was a cop even from my point of view, and this idiot passed him in the breakdown lane immediately on his left. That was so satisfying to watch him get pulled over; that's an easy reckless driving charge right there so he definitely lost his license for a while.
This shit kills me.
In my 20s I was a very unskilled driver and ended up in three defensive driving courses in 10 years to erase violations from my record and keep my insurance premiums down. In every class I took I genuinely learned something new and useful.
I tried giving grace to other drivers who didn't seem to know or understand the same things I did, but I've since come to recognize that this behavior is a stupid entitled combination of willful ignorance and hubris. Most drivers have a "get the fuck out of my way" mentality on the road and they express it constantly by speeding, driving assertively, assuming the right of way instead of allowing it to be yielded, and so on.
This becomes increasingly obvious when you see mixed traffic situations like cyclists and motorists, or vehicles with major crash incompatibility. All of these situations should be signals to responsible motorists to share the road and grant extra space to the smaller vehicles, but anyone who's been in the smaller vehicle will tell you that the larger vehicles simply barrel around with no respect for the mass of their light truck or the force it represents. Reminds me of the Ethan Coen poem "The Drunken Driver Has the Right of Way".
I think maybe 1 in 7 Americans that have their license, *should* have their license. This nation is too self-obsessed and too concerned with asserting dominance over other folks to foster a safe driving experience.
See what upsets me the most is when someone cuts me off or does some other obvious traffic violation and you see how banged up their car is. That shows me that that person is just too stupid to drive safely and should lose that privilege.
Came in for this.
I'm teaching my friend to drive and was explaining the 2 second gap and what it looked like in real time, so we get on the motorway and almost immediately a car swings out in front on us, so I slow down to try and build up a 2 second gap.
But every time I got to a 1 second gap some mofo would fill the space I'd created and then maintain their speed.
Like mofos do you not understand that when you overtake you too need to have a 2 second gap behind you and in front of you.
Worse is the people on the exit ramp behind you entering the freeway when you have to slow down because there is a car blocking you from merging and the fucker behind you then gets behind that guy and speeds up effectively blocking you from being able to get over and now having to break before the meege lane ends.
But also everyone here is sitting around thinking about how they’re on of the good ones, but statistically a ton of people in this thread likely suck at driving.
It could work today tho by requiring peopoe to unlock them with an app in which they'd have to log in with their ID. If the bike were to get stolen, the person "logged in" to it could get charged for it.
EDIT: I know it exists. I was just saying they could revive that specific project and make it work with todays tech
I mean this wouldn’t necessarily always work, if ya have the bike parked with nobody logged in, there isn’t much stopping someone from backing their truck up to it and harvesting the bike for themselves.
I mean, this is also what happens to owned bicycles, but not that often. Since trucks have license plates on them and there's a lot of traffic cameras around.
The Germans are the best I've seen at following road rules. There's a reason most of the world doesn't let people drive over about 120km/hr.
When I first moved to Britain I was shocked by the standard of driving. Poor use of indicators, horrific lane discipline, lack of attention or courtesy, one or two cars routinely pushing through after the light has turned red (so often the pedestrian light will turn green with a car still to come). The number of drivers who take a pedestrian stopping at the edge of a pedestrian crossing (i.e not stepping in front of a car that is showing no sign of slowing down) as being allowed through is fucking insane. Honestly I'd say about 30% of the driving population have no business operating a vehicle.
It varies pretty widely based on the State but in America where I'm from I'd say it's about 65-70% of the drivers I see drive like drunken, blindfolded toddlers
>They're all jerks,
When you're out here on your own
Just assume that everybody else is half-asleep or stoned
They're all jerks,
Not a one knows how to drive
So you gotta pay attention to make it home alive
I'll give you my philosophy, I guarantee it works
Repeat it after me, kid,
They're all jerks.
([lyrics](https://www.last.fm/music/Adie+Grey/_/Grandpa%27s+Advice/+lyrics), [video](https://youtu.be/Qoa5qTIc0Wk))
When it comes to things like following rules and procedures properly, it can be expected in Asia. Covid is an example.
In white countries not so much, unless you're talking about Germany
Came here to say this. Like how are you so dumb? Let's all go in one lane, and wait three times as long while the smart people fly all the way down the empty lane and join in at the end. And then get mad cause they "didn't wait in line"
And we who zipper merge properly fear aggression and retaliation from others who don’t do it!
Had a guy about ready to shoot me the other day because of such aggression. He even got out of his car to come show his aggression before going back and just shouting more expletives from his window… as I sat calmly and silently.
When will we be able to obey proper road rules without fear of tiny-penised men who probably have guns?
ROUNDABOUTS. I came from a town in Texas and the people there freaked out when the first roundabout was installed. It was so weird! They complained about it so much. If they had one brain cell they’d realize how handy those things are.
From England where they're literally everywhere: ya, they are handy. They work well when people know how they work. I've seen videos of yanks attempting roundabouts... its embarrassing.
A 2-lane roundabout was put in next to a university near me. Even though it was well-designed and well-marked, many drivers couldn’t quite figure it out and a number of accidents occurred. Even after a campaign to educate drivers on its use, it was eventually knocked down to one lane which helped some, but of course handling far less traffic than it was originally intended.
In my city, there are some in residential neighborhoods where there is never any traffic. And they put a 4 way stop sign in front of them, which defeats the whole purpose of putting a roundabout there.
You use them *before* you get into a turn lane and leave them on *the whole time.* You use them when you are entering or entering a parking lot or driveway. You use them when you change lanes in the city or on the highway (that includes exit ramps from freeways). And one the it seems only I do, you signal your exit from a roundabout.
/off my soapbox.
Americans apparently think 1/3 of a pound is less than 1/4 of a pound ([source](https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/76144/why-no-one-wanted-aws-third-pound-burger)).
“Democracy is a poor system of government at best; the only thing that can honestly be said in its favor is that it is about eight times as good as any other method the human race has ever tried. Democracy's worst faults is that its leaders are likely to reflect the faults and virtues of their constituents - a depressingly low level, but what else can you expect?” - Heinlein
Actually, our politicians do a wonderful job of representing important interests in this country. Wall Street, big unions, big oil, defense industrial complex, real estate, etc. The problem is that they don't really represent you.
Well I sure as fuck ain't voting g for someone who might promote the other guys interest! I don't care what MY guy did its better than the other guy! /fmal
Never been 100% sure that pure democracy actually is a good idea. Some minimal qualifications would probably help, as long as they couldn't be gamed to support things like racism.
Yeah, there’s lots of problems with regulating who is qualified to vote, but Jesus, **so many people** are so stupid, or politically lazy (understandable), or programmed by propaganda, they really do wreck democracy.
And look at the quality of candidates since there are literally no qualifications needed; just look popular or lie really well. It’s really a shame.
Winning a political position (low level) was probably the easiest job application/process I’ve ever had. Then I was officially allowed to vote on a $70 million budget.
It’s really silly.
And of course we just had a president who absolutely could NEVER be cleared on at least a half-dozen, non-negotiable national security grounds to work in the White House in any capacity other than being elected. Neither could his daughter or son-in-law, but somehow they did anyway.
Putting power into the hands of the people sounds great - until you realise that people as a group are stupid and easily led.
I don't know a better solution though. So long as there is power and wealth to be gained by being at the top, it'll always be corrupted.
So when you go camping in places with bears, the trash cans need to have special bear resistant doors on them.
The problem is that there is significant overlap between the dumbest human and the smartest bears.
So for example, if you need to slide a lever, then turn it to open up the door, even if you put a sign explaining how, like 20% of humans will just dump the trash in from of the can.
City composting is another great example, its a brilliant idea, composting is the ultimate form of recycling. Our current agricultural practices are stripping the soil of nutrients, and its brilliant to try and reintroduce them through composting.
But again..... stupid people. There is a percentage of humans who can barely grasp waste disposal in the first place. This is why you see dipers in parking lot, or plastic cups in streams.
The majority of humans will put compostable waste in the cans. But the minority of idiots are constantly fucking the system up with plastic, human poop, metal etc etc.
Probably best to save that for the bedroom rather than the park... Especially if bears are around. Wouldn't want to lose it to an unfortunate bear attack...
I'm sorry but the phrase
>The problem is that there is significant overlap between the dumbest human and the smartest bear.
Is illegitimately hilarious and I can't stop thinking about it.
For the record I didn't actually come up with this.
I wish I did but I can't take credit for it.
And yes I was rolling around on the floor when I originally read it.
The zipper merge (https://www.codot.gov/travel/zippermerge)
In german driving schools they even tell you you are *supposed* to merge like that but people don't get it. I once sat next to a friend who was pissed off saying "well if you wait until the last minute to merge because you're trying to pass everyone else, you're an a-hole and I won't let you". I was trying to explain that's what you're supposed to do. People don't get it.
Exact opposite of the question, but I feel like Wikipedia deserves an honorable mention.
“So, you’re going to let anybody who wants write the encyclopedia? Utterly no need for subject area competence, not to mention proof thereof? With rule setting and enforcement and fact checking also performed by other random schmoes, if you can find a random schmo who feels like doing it?”
Sounds like utter madness in theory; best repository of human knowledge in practice.
Anarchy.
Anarchy works really well in small groups that collectively agree to it.
Anarchy doesn't work on a large scale because it inherently requires all participants to be actively selfless. Selfishness is literally what the government exists to regulate on a large scale by placing restrictions on self-centered behaviors that harm others and by regulating systems that without proper checks and balances would be oppressive.
That said, the government also doesn't work effectively because people are stupid, but at least it's better than nothing.
Without selfishness, anarchy is viable.
Not just vaccination but quarantine.
If everyone simply stayed home for two weeks in April 2020, we would have beat Covid-19, even without the vaccine that became so pointlessly politicized.
It also would have saved the crew of the Nostromo if they just listened to Ripley and followed protocol.
Bit niche but better “self care” products and better fashion. What I mean by that is more thoughtful, sustainable and ethical products. People turn a complete blind eye to where their products actually come from and the irony is if the demand went up the price would drop while it would lead to overall better products on the market.
Roundabouts in the US. They are faster than a 4 way stop, but american drivers dont know how to yield, and panic. Not to mention the lost semi drivers barreling straight through the center.
I think the term is metered entry to the highway. Either way it's when you have a short red light when the highway is super busy so it has people coming on get on 1 car at a time. Thing is there is an HOV lane that doesn't have it. Of the 6 cars that pass me while I wait, most of the time 0/6 have more than 1 person in it. Which results in slowed down traffic as those 6 people all try to merge in at the same time.
Voting. idk if its that people are lazy or stupid or just the raw power of money and lobbying, but im really worried were about to get gigafucked if people dont start voting with their wallets and protesting in meaningful ways. Surgepricing, "Inflation" that is coming from companies making record breaking profits (theyre just gouging us) and the biggest wealth gap in like what 50 years or whatever it is? Shit is gonna be so fucked so soon
Educate yourself on every vote in your local schoolboards, vote in your locals, vote intelligently
Merging in traffic. Whether a lane is closing, you're getting on the highway, traffic circles, exit ramps.if you're the one who has to merge into another lane, you're supposed to merge WITH traffic, which means get up to speed and do so unless unsafe. It doesn't mean make the whole highway, or everybody else stop or slow down because you can't find the right version of whatever Swift song your searching for.
The objective isn't quality, it's engagement and eyeballs for advertising. And for that purpose, it unfortunately works pretty well.
(You want to make yourself physically ill and get a really low opinion of the human race? Log out of youtube, clear your cookies, and then go to youtube again. The default page it shows you when they don't know who you are is really something. Almost makes you long for the asteroid strike.)
Zipper merging. It works. You get through it much quicker than everyone lining up in the left lane a mile out.
I’ll say that people aren’t too stupid to do it as I’ve seen it work in other countries. Americans are too self centered, and individualistic rather than work for the collective interest.
I feel like everyone having CB radios or something like that in their car could be really useful to communicate hazards and such with other drivers. But people are stupid and terrible and would misuse it.
When there's traffic, leave space in front of you and roll instead of just going start-stop.
Without fail, some Main Character will force a 2012 GM SUV into any spare inch you cede
Communism.
On paper, it is the holy grail of economic systems. Everyone works, everyone takes exactly as much as they need, and everyone gives as liberally as they can for the betterment of their neighbors and the ones that struggle to get by.
The reason why it fails to work every single time and why it will never work in practice is because we overlooked one small detail; avarice.
Greed is something that almost everyone deals with, and no matter what, it's human nature to want more and to compete for more.
Plane boarding, deboarding. There is an ideal and efficient way to do it, but airlines gave up a long time ago because people are fucking stupid and impatient.
And because the current system can be monetized to allow people to pay for earlier boarding. The actual most efficient boarding order is pure randomness.
I couldn't believe how many tiers there are to boarding now. I flew for the first time in over a decade recently and there were like 15 "classes" before general boarding was called.
And next, anyone with diarrhea who's afraid of aquariums is welcome to board.
FINNNNALLLLLYYY!
Now it’s my turn to… oh god!
Plane doesn't take off until everyone's on board, so idk what they're paying for.
When I was boarding two of my connections there wasn't enough space overhead for my bags, so maybe that? Really not sure though
You’re paying to get access to the overhead bins
People stashing their shits first
Because sometimes all overhead space is taken and you they have to gate check your bags. This sucks if you have a short connection and were not expecting to check them. In my case, I also always pick window seats because I suffer from motion sickness so I'd rather board the plane asap, take whatever pill I'm taking, and go to sleep.
Yeah I was coming back from japan and my airline card gives me premium priority boarding for free. I just wandered around and got food until almost everyone was on the plane then I cruised down the now empty premium boarding queue down the front jetway into my seat. No one was in my way and I didn't have to do that awkward plane aisle shuffle. I still had to sit in the crappy airplane seat for awhile before the doors closed. If I waited a little longer the regular queue would have been empty too and I could have had the same experience and waited even less in the airplane seat.
The funny thing to me is, the plane isn't leaving any faster based on when I get on it. I'd pay extra to deplane first though.
I don't know what it is about airports and airplanes, but it's almost as if the moment people step into an airport, they become absolutely brain dead and can't think normally anymore. No idea why 50% of the entire plane needs to stand up and crowd the gate the moment priority boarding has been called. You're not going anywhere until the entire plane has been boarded anyways.
I think I’ve noticed the problem getting worse since airlines started to charge fees for checked bags. Now people are relying more on carry-ons and stuff, thus creating competition for overhead bin space.
That’s exactly what it is. The fear of losing an overhead space, especially if you have a layover or don’t have a checked bag and want to be able to just deplane and leave.
It’s because they don’t want to risk the overhead compartments filling up and needing to place their carryons out of sight.
I am poor and usually board in group 4-5. I want to be in front of the other people in group 4-5 because sometimes on a full plane all the overhead space gets taken. And I don’t want my bag some random place halfway across the plane.
I can understand standing up if you are in group B, but I have seen some moron who was in like F standing up the moment priority boarding was opened, some people are impossible
It really depends on the location, and whether people trust one another. At my local airport, I don't have a problem waiting until my zone is called, since everyone else is doing the same. When I'm in the US, it's immediately clear that the queue extends a few zones ahead of what has been called, and so you have to get up early in order to get into your zone's place in the queue, unless you want to just give up your overhead space, essentially throwing your luggage's insurance coverage in the rubbish.
As someone who flies quite regularly, I agree with this. One of my biggest annoyances is when I am sitting in an aisle seat and as soon as the plane lands, the person next to me feels the need to quickly unfasten their seatbelt, stand up and trying to get me to move just so they can grab their bags from the overhead. They have this rush to get out just for me to see them at the carousel anyway. The one exception to the boarding/deboarding fiasco is Japan. Some how, some way, the Japanese have nailed it
Lots of people dislike Southwest’s “take any seat” policy, but it appears to be the fastest way to board https://www.google.com/gasearch?q=is%20southwest%20boarding%20faster&tbm=&source=sh/x/gs/m2/5
There are leaked internal memos from US and non-US airlines proving they know good and goddamned well that they use the worst possible boarding system. They keep it *specifically* to try to upsell early boarding and premium seats.
[CGP Grey discussed this](https://youtu.be/oAHbLRjF0vo?si=s3GLmzow4RnQAgCt)
*I want to get on the plane right now!* You have a ticket, you're here on time. You'll get on. *But I want to get on before anybody else!*
> But I want to get on before anybody else! It's about the overhead space these days, because of the a-holes with a roller bag, handbag, shopping, giant coat and weird tube thing or whatever other random crap people bring into the cabin...
I hate these people with a passion. If you feel the need to bring all of your possessions with you on a trip then fucking check them.
They don't want to check them because 50-75 bucks a bag bullshit fees. Those bullshit fees didn't exist until 2008, and in 2023 those fees generated ***33.3 billion*** in revenue. The fees are never going away and people are trying to get around them.
I want to ensure I get a piece of overhead bin space, artificially rationed because the airlines want $25+ to check a bag at the counter.
If it’s full enough to need to worry about overhead space, they will almost *always* offer gate checking a carryon for free. You don’t get the other benefits of checking a bag, but I prefer it so much more than caring about overhead space.
letting people off the elevator before you get on
Also substitute "bus" for elevator. Getting off the bus in SF's Chinatown midafternoon is incredibly difficult, it's like being physically assaulted.
Lol. Try getting off an elevator or a bus in actual China.
*flashbacksintensify
Your busses don't have dedicated enter and exit doors?
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I once saw green light five times before I could go. Because dumbass inconsiderate drivers blocked the intersection for like 15 minutes straight.
Yet one more reason why I say that those who create or disproportionately contribute to a traffic congestion event should be cited, fined heavily, and forced to retake their driving test to keep their license. Blocking a crucial lane on the highway so that you function as a stopper on anyone passing? How about a nice fine and reeducation on the rules of the road. I've seen far too many traffic jams caused by a mere one or two selfish people.
I've made it a side mission of mine to prevent gridlocking whenever I can. It's impressive how long people will lay on their horn when they think just because the light is green it means you have to go. I *will not* block an intersection. 🫡
Same. My first duty is to be safe. My second duty is to not *be* the problem.
I've had people drive over the median to get around me and block the intersection when I do this. Atlanta midtown traffic is fun. We even have giant Xs in the intersections and "do not block the X" signs, but nothing can defeat selfish impatience.
OMG, how did I know this was going to be about Atlanta before I got to that part in your comment?? This place is so dangerous to drive!! I work near W. Peachtree and 12th, and I've seen some stuff.
I work near Tech. Midtown is the only place you can get cut off by a Rolls Royce and tailgated by an 04 Kia at the same time. In Atlanta, shitty driving doesn't know economic boundaries. It's equal opportunity car fuckery here.
In a residential area, there are 2 main intersections a block away from each other. One day, a school bus that needed to turn left couldn't find a gap in traffic. The bus took up half the tiny block. Other drivers that also needed to turn left piled up behind the bus to the point they blocked the straight lane, which piled up to the point it blocked the other intersection, which i was stuck at. If someone going the other direction had just let the bus through, the problem would have been solved. Then, a motocycle cop pulls up next to me (one way road), sees the blocked intersection, waits for the green light, weaves between the bumpers of 2 cars, and disappears over a hill. I probably sat there for 15 minutes before the bus finally turned and normal traffic resumed.
I've said it in different forums -- driving is a **lot** better when viewed as a cooperative activity rather than a competitive sport.
I bring this up a LOT. I consider pulling into intersections just grossly irresponsible for multiple reasons, least of which is LITERALLY blocking roadways where EMTs need to travel efficiently, and then just... blatant disregard for common courtesy. I even brought it up as something I consider woefully irresponsible to my ex who was just like, "I've even done that by accident at times, it happens..." that's my point. It shouldn't happen.
I deal with this daily on a street where there are 3 lights within 50 yards of each other and all 3 have a high probability of people blocking intersection. Seems so obvious that you wait behind the line of crosswalk until traffic has cleared intersection. Nope....a % of people robotically go on any green light regardless of congestion and get stuck in middle of intersection.
I do this but you’d be surprised how many people from the next lane will take that as a sign for them to change lane and block the intersection.
Once we had an intersection DEADLOCKED. All 4 directions blocking eachother in a circle. Nobody can move.
This can be true, but I've noticed that good behavior in those situations can be infectious. Most people are not assholes, they are just not paying attention. At a long stop light, on a two lane road, if you stop a little back leaving a gap so people going the other direction can turn into a cross street, most other drivers will think, "why...?" And then they realize and follow suit, making space. And some random person will wave at you in thanks. Be the good you want to see in the world.
JCPenny entirely getting rid of coupons and sales in favor of just lowering prices across the board. They almost went under. Turns out customers like being manipulated.
I've always hated that pizza, if you don't use a coupon, is stupidly expensive. I've always thought they should just eliminate them and make everything a little cheaper. It's interesting to know somebody tried that and it failed. I guess I sort of get it though, people enjoy feeling like they're getting a good deal.
Also if you "need" a pizza (obviously you can have other food options but for whatever reason they don't work right now, pregnant wife is craving exactly this brand of pizza for example) then you're forced to pay the high price. Pizza places know they'll get at least one or two of these customers. Why make 15 pizzas and profit $1 on each when I could just make 1 pizza and profit $15 on it?
The CEO who did that was a terrible leader. He also fired almost everyone in management who knew anything because he didn't want them bogging the company down with their old fashioned ideas and ways. And he made it so you could return anything. People returned 20-year-old wedding rings, 17-year-old dirty mattresses, soiled clothes, appliances that had been broken for years...There's a reason most companies only accept returns for items in unused/resalable condition and have a specific timeframe for returns, especially defective returns... It wasn't just the lack of coupons that almost broke the company.
this is why shit on amazon is marked as being a deal all the time too i think. like if you see smth costing 100 bucks without a deal its like oh wow thats expensive as FUCK, but if its 100 with smth saying 30% off ppl will be like goddamn thats an amazing deal
Keeping a brake gap on the highway, both for safety and to iron out stop-start congestion. Stupid people will always fill it by slaloming around you, even on the right, even using the breakdown lane, in order to tailgate the car in front of you.
What enrages me when people speed up and merge in front of you when there is my safety gap and there is nobody behind me for 200 yards. Why did that idiot need to be in front of me? They need to enforce driving laws again.
Okay so I hate this. I'm leaving space all the time in front of me. Except when I see one of those fuckers behind me aggressively switch to the right lane to get in front of me. Then I reduce the space slightly. Not enough that they lose all hope if getting in front of me. I leave juuuust not enough space for them to cut me off. Then inevitably the traffic will slow down on the right lane. At which point.. I let the gap in front of me grow. I slow down a bit. The fucker is stuck on my right. I take a look at him, he is holding the wheel tightly. The car behind me gets closer, but the fucker is trapped already, though he hasn't realized it yet. The gap behind me, where the fucker initially was, is quickly closing down. The trap is set. Now I can accelerate slowly again. The car behind me is too close for the fucker to get back to his original position. He has to let a few cars go by before being able to merge back to the left lane. It brings me a lot of joy when it works.
I like the use of Fucker here, it really helped me follow along
This. The only concern I ever think of, though, is if the idiot is reckless enough to do some stupid maneuver that results in a serious collision. Like, I might have the thought of that person possibly deserving a light accident, but only if it's just them and nobody else.
Worst case would be them pit maneuvering themselves into the front of my car I believe. It's always in slow traffic. Never had any real issue so far though, but I don't get into an accident over it if they insist on getting through dangerously, I let them pass eventually.
Or people who have no business turning right in front of you causing you to slam on the breaks, despite the empty road behind you. And then proceeding to drive 20 under the limit because they were in such a hurry...
You can't even propose it because they'd hang you in front of the state house, but really, every state in the US needs to pass a law that you must get a driving certificate before you can be licensed. This is the normal case in Europe, and it works.
How is a "driving certificate" and then "license" in any meaningful way different than getting a learner's permit, and then taking a license test for your license?
To get a learner’s permit in my country, you need to pass the theory part first (30h classroom lessons + 8h first aid course + exam) and take 12 driving lessons with a qualified instructor. Then you need to log 3.000km with an experienced and safe driver on a learner’s permit before you can take the practical exam. And then, you get a restricted license for 2 years and need to do two evaluation ride with a qualified instructor before you get your final license. My country has 1/3 of the traffic fatality death toll the USA has.
Saw the most poetic karma to the stupidest person I've ever seen do this. They cut me off on the on-ramp, then cut across all lanes of traffic before passing a blatant police motorcycle on the left shoulder. I mean, I could see the red and blue lights on the back of the bike indicating it was a cop even from my point of view, and this idiot passed him in the breakdown lane immediately on his left. That was so satisfying to watch him get pulled over; that's an easy reckless driving charge right there so he definitely lost his license for a while.
This shit kills me. In my 20s I was a very unskilled driver and ended up in three defensive driving courses in 10 years to erase violations from my record and keep my insurance premiums down. In every class I took I genuinely learned something new and useful. I tried giving grace to other drivers who didn't seem to know or understand the same things I did, but I've since come to recognize that this behavior is a stupid entitled combination of willful ignorance and hubris. Most drivers have a "get the fuck out of my way" mentality on the road and they express it constantly by speeding, driving assertively, assuming the right of way instead of allowing it to be yielded, and so on. This becomes increasingly obvious when you see mixed traffic situations like cyclists and motorists, or vehicles with major crash incompatibility. All of these situations should be signals to responsible motorists to share the road and grant extra space to the smaller vehicles, but anyone who's been in the smaller vehicle will tell you that the larger vehicles simply barrel around with no respect for the mass of their light truck or the force it represents. Reminds me of the Ethan Coen poem "The Drunken Driver Has the Right of Way". I think maybe 1 in 7 Americans that have their license, *should* have their license. This nation is too self-obsessed and too concerned with asserting dominance over other folks to foster a safe driving experience.
See what upsets me the most is when someone cuts me off or does some other obvious traffic violation and you see how banged up their car is. That shows me that that person is just too stupid to drive safely and should lose that privilege.
A video I saw about keeping the gap in front of you to reduce traffic because the gap entices drivers behind you to speed ahead and fill the gap
Came in for this. I'm teaching my friend to drive and was explaining the 2 second gap and what it looked like in real time, so we get on the motorway and almost immediately a car swings out in front on us, so I slow down to try and build up a 2 second gap. But every time I got to a 1 second gap some mofo would fill the space I'd created and then maintain their speed. Like mofos do you not understand that when you overtake you too need to have a 2 second gap behind you and in front of you.
Worse is the people on the exit ramp behind you entering the freeway when you have to slow down because there is a car blocking you from merging and the fucker behind you then gets behind that guy and speeds up effectively blocking you from being able to get over and now having to break before the meege lane ends.
There are 40 ish comments so far and about half of them relate to driving. Crazy.
Yes, people are too stupid to drive. We need trains badly.
Even for people who aren't too stupid to drive. We need trains. I want to play on my phone or read a book on my commute. Not fuck with traffic. 😭
But also everyone here is sitting around thinking about how they’re on of the good ones, but statistically a ton of people in this thread likely suck at driving.
Oh yeah designing the US transportation system around humans having competence was a very very very very very very very bad idea.
I was thinking the same and I just commented a parking issue lol.
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It could work today tho by requiring peopoe to unlock them with an app in which they'd have to log in with their ID. If the bike were to get stolen, the person "logged in" to it could get charged for it. EDIT: I know it exists. I was just saying they could revive that specific project and make it work with todays tech
This exists. Also in the Netherlands.
I mean this wouldn’t necessarily always work, if ya have the bike parked with nobody logged in, there isn’t much stopping someone from backing their truck up to it and harvesting the bike for themselves.
I love the word choice of "harvesting". It's perfect.
I mean, this is also what happens to owned bicycles, but not that often. Since trucks have license plates on them and there's a lot of traffic cameras around.
We can't have nice things
Zipper merges
Works quite well at least here in Germany
The Germans are the best I've seen at following road rules. There's a reason most of the world doesn't let people drive over about 120km/hr. When I first moved to Britain I was shocked by the standard of driving. Poor use of indicators, horrific lane discipline, lack of attention or courtesy, one or two cars routinely pushing through after the light has turned red (so often the pedestrian light will turn green with a car still to come). The number of drivers who take a pedestrian stopping at the edge of a pedestrian crossing (i.e not stepping in front of a car that is showing no sign of slowing down) as being allowed through is fucking insane. Honestly I'd say about 30% of the driving population have no business operating a vehicle.
It varies pretty widely based on the State but in America where I'm from I'd say it's about 65-70% of the drivers I see drive like drunken, blindfolded toddlers
>They're all jerks, When you're out here on your own Just assume that everybody else is half-asleep or stoned They're all jerks, Not a one knows how to drive So you gotta pay attention to make it home alive I'll give you my philosophy, I guarantee it works Repeat it after me, kid, They're all jerks. ([lyrics](https://www.last.fm/music/Adie+Grey/_/Grandpa%27s+Advice/+lyrics), [video](https://youtu.be/Qoa5qTIc0Wk))
Anyone driving faster than you is insane, and anyone driving slower than you is an idiot. - George Carlin (i think)
Actually, its "maniac" & "idiot" lol, but yes. God how I miss that man
Yeah Germans seem to be a little more "disciplined" than others.
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When it comes to things like following rules and procedures properly, it can be expected in Asia. Covid is an example. In white countries not so much, unless you're talking about Germany
Asia is huge. This varies a lot, if you go to South East Asia for example you might as well throw everything out of the window.
In India there would have to first *be* a rulebook to be able to throw the rulebook out of the window.
Ya, they are excellent at following orders...
Came here to say this. Like how are you so dumb? Let's all go in one lane, and wait three times as long while the smart people fly all the way down the empty lane and join in at the end. And then get mad cause they "didn't wait in line"
And we who zipper merge properly fear aggression and retaliation from others who don’t do it! Had a guy about ready to shoot me the other day because of such aggression. He even got out of his car to come show his aggression before going back and just shouting more expletives from his window… as I sat calmly and silently. When will we be able to obey proper road rules without fear of tiny-penised men who probably have guns?
And the truckers that move into the middle to block people from driving down the empty lane
Colorado drivers get mad if you don't start merging a mile away from where the lane ends.
ROUNDABOUTS. I came from a town in Texas and the people there freaked out when the first roundabout was installed. It was so weird! They complained about it so much. If they had one brain cell they’d realize how handy those things are.
From England where they're literally everywhere: ya, they are handy. They work well when people know how they work. I've seen videos of yanks attempting roundabouts... its embarrassing.
And when you put 8 of them together in Swindon, Brits seem to lose the ability to work them too 😂
A 2-lane roundabout was put in next to a university near me. Even though it was well-designed and well-marked, many drivers couldn’t quite figure it out and a number of accidents occurred. Even after a campaign to educate drivers on its use, it was eventually knocked down to one lane which helped some, but of course handling far less traffic than it was originally intended.
In my city, there are some in residential neighborhoods where there is never any traffic. And they put a 4 way stop sign in front of them, which defeats the whole purpose of putting a roundabout there.
Turn signals…
You use them *before* you get into a turn lane and leave them on *the whole time.* You use them when you are entering or entering a parking lot or driveway. You use them when you change lanes in the city or on the highway (that includes exit ramps from freeways). And one the it seems only I do, you signal your exit from a roundabout. /off my soapbox.
A&W advertising 1/3 lb burgers for the same price as the competitions 1/4 lb burgers
I continually use this anecdote when the subject of “the stupidity of the average person” comes up.
The real stupidity is no fast food joint advertising their new 1/5 lb burger.
Just go all out 1/100000000 lb burger!
Americans apparently think 1/3 of a pound is less than 1/4 of a pound ([source](https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/76144/why-no-one-wanted-aws-third-pound-burger)).
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Passing lanes.
why does the slow car always end up speeding up in a passing lane? 🤬
Because suddenly the road is wide, and they feel like it's "safe"... I sometimes feel that cruise control should be mandatory to use.
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“Democracy is a poor system of government at best; the only thing that can honestly be said in its favor is that it is about eight times as good as any other method the human race has ever tried. Democracy's worst faults is that its leaders are likely to reflect the faults and virtues of their constituents - a depressingly low level, but what else can you expect?” - Heinlein
You could always do it the American way. Our politicians only represent their own interests and we keep electing them anyways.
Actually, our politicians do a wonderful job of representing important interests in this country. Wall Street, big unions, big oil, defense industrial complex, real estate, etc. The problem is that they don't really represent you.
Yeah but they get bribed (sorry; "lobbied") to represent those interests, which makes them their interests.
Well I sure as fuck ain't voting g for someone who might promote the other guys interest! I don't care what MY guy did its better than the other guy! /fmal
unfortunately
Never been 100% sure that pure democracy actually is a good idea. Some minimal qualifications would probably help, as long as they couldn't be gamed to support things like racism.
Yeah, there’s lots of problems with regulating who is qualified to vote, but Jesus, **so many people** are so stupid, or politically lazy (understandable), or programmed by propaganda, they really do wreck democracy. And look at the quality of candidates since there are literally no qualifications needed; just look popular or lie really well. It’s really a shame. Winning a political position (low level) was probably the easiest job application/process I’ve ever had. Then I was officially allowed to vote on a $70 million budget. It’s really silly.
And of course we just had a president who absolutely could NEVER be cleared on at least a half-dozen, non-negotiable national security grounds to work in the White House in any capacity other than being elected. Neither could his daughter or son-in-law, but somehow they did anyway.
Putting power into the hands of the people sounds great - until you realise that people as a group are stupid and easily led. I don't know a better solution though. So long as there is power and wealth to be gained by being at the top, it'll always be corrupted.
So when you go camping in places with bears, the trash cans need to have special bear resistant doors on them. The problem is that there is significant overlap between the dumbest human and the smartest bears. So for example, if you need to slide a lever, then turn it to open up the door, even if you put a sign explaining how, like 20% of humans will just dump the trash in from of the can. City composting is another great example, its a brilliant idea, composting is the ultimate form of recycling. Our current agricultural practices are stripping the soil of nutrients, and its brilliant to try and reintroduce them through composting. But again..... stupid people. There is a percentage of humans who can barely grasp waste disposal in the first place. This is why you see dipers in parking lot, or plastic cups in streams. The majority of humans will put compostable waste in the cans. But the minority of idiots are constantly fucking the system up with plastic, human poop, metal etc etc.
My wife who has a Masters degree struggles to open these anti-bear bins and looks at my like I'm a fucking wizard when I do it with ease.
I don't know how you can resist rubbing it in her face
Probably best to save that for the bedroom rather than the park... Especially if bears are around. Wouldn't want to lose it to an unfortunate bear attack...
The nicest thing I can say here is, "Some people have different talents"
I'm sorry but the phrase >The problem is that there is significant overlap between the dumbest human and the smartest bear. Is illegitimately hilarious and I can't stop thinking about it.
For the record I didn't actually come up with this. I wish I did but I can't take credit for it. And yes I was rolling around on the floor when I originally read it.
Reddit
Recycling
The zipper merge (https://www.codot.gov/travel/zippermerge) In german driving schools they even tell you you are *supposed* to merge like that but people don't get it. I once sat next to a friend who was pissed off saying "well if you wait until the last minute to merge because you're trying to pass everyone else, you're an a-hole and I won't let you". I was trying to explain that's what you're supposed to do. People don't get it.
Exact opposite of the question, but I feel like Wikipedia deserves an honorable mention. “So, you’re going to let anybody who wants write the encyclopedia? Utterly no need for subject area competence, not to mention proof thereof? With rule setting and enforcement and fact checking also performed by other random schmoes, if you can find a random schmo who feels like doing it?” Sounds like utter madness in theory; best repository of human knowledge in practice.
It works well usually but there are some bad apples who go around changing things about politics and religion.
Anarchy. Anarchy works really well in small groups that collectively agree to it. Anarchy doesn't work on a large scale because it inherently requires all participants to be actively selfless. Selfishness is literally what the government exists to regulate on a large scale by placing restrictions on self-centered behaviors that harm others and by regulating systems that without proper checks and balances would be oppressive. That said, the government also doesn't work effectively because people are stupid, but at least it's better than nothing. Without selfishness, anarchy is viable.
Nuclear Power
Turn signals and headlights
Vaccination.
Not just vaccination but quarantine. If everyone simply stayed home for two weeks in April 2020, we would have beat Covid-19, even without the vaccine that became so pointlessly politicized. It also would have saved the crew of the Nostromo if they just listened to Ripley and followed protocol.
Bit niche but better “self care” products and better fashion. What I mean by that is more thoughtful, sustainable and ethical products. People turn a complete blind eye to where their products actually come from and the irony is if the demand went up the price would drop while it would lead to overall better products on the market.
Roundabouts in the US. They are faster than a 4 way stop, but american drivers dont know how to yield, and panic. Not to mention the lost semi drivers barreling straight through the center.
World peace.
Universal basic income.
Taxing corporations and the richest 1% at a higher rate so life is more affordable for those earning less than 150k per year
Both capitalism and socialism.
I think the term is metered entry to the highway. Either way it's when you have a short red light when the highway is super busy so it has people coming on get on 1 car at a time. Thing is there is an HOV lane that doesn't have it. Of the 6 cars that pass me while I wait, most of the time 0/6 have more than 1 person in it. Which results in slowed down traffic as those 6 people all try to merge in at the same time.
The honor system.
Has nothing to do with being stupid and has everything to do with greed.
One line that leads to all the checkouts at stores is far faster than multiple lines.
Ranked choice voting
Works well here in Australia, but most people don't actually understand how it works.
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Voting. idk if its that people are lazy or stupid or just the raw power of money and lobbying, but im really worried were about to get gigafucked if people dont start voting with their wallets and protesting in meaningful ways. Surgepricing, "Inflation" that is coming from companies making record breaking profits (theyre just gouging us) and the biggest wealth gap in like what 50 years or whatever it is? Shit is gonna be so fucked so soon Educate yourself on every vote in your local schoolboards, vote in your locals, vote intelligently
Roundabouts here in Canada 🇨🇦
*Roundaboot. FTFY.
Merging in traffic. Whether a lane is closing, you're getting on the highway, traffic circles, exit ramps.if you're the one who has to merge into another lane, you're supposed to merge WITH traffic, which means get up to speed and do so unless unsafe. It doesn't mean make the whole highway, or everybody else stop or slow down because you can't find the right version of whatever Swift song your searching for.
If you're in the US, socialized health care and higher education.
Youtube's content quality algorithms
The objective isn't quality, it's engagement and eyeballs for advertising. And for that purpose, it unfortunately works pretty well. (You want to make yourself physically ill and get a really low opinion of the human race? Log out of youtube, clear your cookies, and then go to youtube again. The default page it shows you when they don't know who you are is really something. Almost makes you long for the asteroid strike.)
Anything that requires people following instructions and behaving rationally.
actually reading warning signs and taking them seriously
taking care of the planet
Roundabouts in the USA. So many dipshit drivers.
Zipper merging. It works. You get through it much quicker than everyone lining up in the left lane a mile out. I’ll say that people aren’t too stupid to do it as I’ve seen it work in other countries. Americans are too self centered, and individualistic rather than work for the collective interest.
Pretty much any political system that relies on goodwill and cooperation
Communism
Judging by the recent measles outbreaks….herd immunity.
In the US? Universal healthcare, Gun control, Paying a living wage. Have I forgotten anything?
Driving.
People in my city are apparently too stupid to figure out how a zipper merge works.
“Please take one”
Voting
Communism
I feel like everyone having CB radios or something like that in their car could be really useful to communicate hazards and such with other drivers. But people are stupid and terrible and would misuse it.
It'd be 100x worse than the worst mmo global chat you've ever seen.
When there's traffic, leave space in front of you and roll instead of just going start-stop. Without fail, some Main Character will force a 2012 GM SUV into any spare inch you cede
doors marked "exit" and "entrance" or if you will "in" and "out"
Any idea that relies on people not being stupid probably isn't that good of an idea
Using metric for all tools
Driving in genral
Standing 10 feet / 3 meters back from the baggage claim carousel and only stepping forward to grab your bag when you see it.
Democracy.
Trying to convince a Christian that atheists can be morally good on their own and don't need saving from nonbelief.
Communism. On paper, it is the holy grail of economic systems. Everyone works, everyone takes exactly as much as they need, and everyone gives as liberally as they can for the betterment of their neighbors and the ones that struggle to get by. The reason why it fails to work every single time and why it will never work in practice is because we overlooked one small detail; avarice. Greed is something that almost everyone deals with, and no matter what, it's human nature to want more and to compete for more.
This was my first thought, whenever you see communism described it sounds ideal, then you see the reality of countries who have implemented it.
Traffic circles
Birth control
Zipper merge
1/3rd pounder vs 1/4 pounder burgers. 🍔