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Scientists just revealed a strange quirk in how we exit train stations
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If you don’t know which exit is best and can’t be bothered to check, this is probably a rational thing to do. Following people in a crowded area minimizes how often you need to cross paths with people… you’re sticking to an opening ahead of you.
How is this a quirk? I assume if 15 people are walking one way, it is llikely the exit. This is just basic animal behaviour.
It is not really strange to me, i do it too. To not take up much space from people trying to get in.. Then when it is clear i stop And go where i need
Reducing cognitive load by following, when you know plenty of exits will all be fine, seems quite rational.
I don’t know why y’all are doing it, but I’m doing it because I’m being mindful of trapdoors.
From someone that commuted by train for way too long, this is true. People in this situation are absolutely sheep, just following the crowd. It works in your favor if you know the station because you can bypass the crowded exits and breeze right out through one that the whole universe seems blind to.
It’s one part laziness, and one part smartness. It simply saves (brain)power.
– Hence we like shortcuts and tools
Not me, I have zero situational awareness
Hasn’t that already been observed long ago? It sounds very familiar to me..
Surely another manifestation of Cialdini’s Social Proof – [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_proof](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_proof)
„Social proof is used in ambiguous social situations where people are unable to determine the appropriate *mode of behavior*, and is driven by the assumption that the surrounding people possess more knowledge about the current situation.“ (Elaborated upon much more, but when people have less knowledge, Social Proof becomes more relied upon)
Simple. Meat shield. Walk directly behind the person in front if it’s crowded so that people bump into them instead of me.
Or someone, somewhere ahead has more information than me. Everyone between us assumes the same.
That said, I feel like this is 5% of the time.
I’m sorry but I’m the main character and people follow me
Stepping out of a train can be very disorienting so I’m not surprised. You can’t just stop right after stepping out to get a feel for your surroundings or you’ll get bumped into.
Another groundbreaking study
What does the first person tend to do?
They’re usually heading for the exit, which is exactly where I’m going.
So many times I’ve seen people just auto pilot to the place everyone else is. I was once in a several mile long car line in Colorado with a completely empty lane next to it. I ended up getting in the other lane, half thinking I would find out there was a reason for it. There wasn’t.
Because I don’t want to weave through people myself. Let the person in front do it for me
Well, usually it’s busy and the people rushing into the train are evading the person in front of me that just left the train. So safest bet not to collide is to follow that person‘s path.
If the person in front of me is moving then I don’t have to find a way. Kind of like following an ambulance through heavy traffic.
Scientists should try and put people from a train into an open empty field, see what happens. The strangest quirks would happen, revelations !
Maybe even do a show called Stranger Quirks.
Seeing how busy and cramped stations can be is there really any other choice? Either you stand still, friend a place to get out of the way or move with the crowd until you get out of the station and can more freely assess.
Entirely on how busy it is, and if I’m familiar with the area.
If it’s busy, it’s just polite.
If I’m unfamiliar with the area, it’s just efficient.
Wait until they figure out how people congregate in aisles at grocery stores if one person stops.
Pretty sure we do this while driving too.
Try walking through Victoria Station in London during commute hour without doing this tactic.
I only follow when it’s obvious it’s the path of least resistance.
If someone is ahead of me, that means the space ahead is clear.
If I walk off to the side on a different path then I will likely start running into people.
However, I rarely keep following if I see a more open/faster path. Growing up in NYC, I’m use to weaving through people/crowd to get ahead.
Animals tend to do that, and we are animals, so…
Next thing you know, they’ll declare a study has found a quirk that people tend to walk in similar patterns as we drive cars, like always walking on the right side of a path/hall.
If only people did this in traffic instead of weaving all about.