The coordination difficulty is not symmetric. You are on a boat that hit an iceberg. There are enough lifeboats for half the people. If everyone bails water to

The coordination difficulty is not symmetric. You are on a boat that hit an iceberg. There are enough lifeboats for half the people. If everyone bails water together, you will just barely be able to keep the boat afloat. What do you think is easier to coordinate - a dash to the lifeboats, or getting everyone to bail water?