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That's not my experience. Lots of people just don't think about it. This may sound like a dumb example but I went to a meetup once, expected 20-25 people. Arri
by greggman 11y ago
That's not my experience. Lots of people just don't think about it.
This may sound like a dumb example but I went to a meetup once, expected 20-25 people. Arrived and there were 6 footlong sandwiches. Clearly with 20-25 people coming the organizers expected them to be cut into around 2-3 inch portions. At 3 inches that would be 24 mini sandwiches.
For whatever reason 2 of my friends just helped themselves to a sandwich each. They are 2 of the nicest people I know. I never asked what was going through their minds. I assume they just didn't think about or thought first come first served or something. There's no way I'd describe them as sociopaths.
I've seen similar behavior quite often. People don't think or maybe they view the world in someway where there apparent selfish behavior is rational. Next time someone else will be first or something. Today is my turn, someone else will get it tomorrow. Or maybe they're just not thinking, like the 50% of people who stand in front of a train door or an elevator door to board blocking the people trying to get off or the people that stand and have a discussion the moment they step of the escalator blocking everyone about to exit. I don't think those people are sociopaths but they are being unintentionally selfish
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- r00fus 11y agoWas that meetup scheduled at lunch or dinner time? If so there should have been lunch or dinner there ( or an expectation that you buy your own meal) Displacing a meal is often a greater imposition that simply the meetup time. Maybe your friends simply figured that more food would come for the rest of the attendees?