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One area I've noticed queuing norms breaking down recently is deplaning from aircraft. Generally people still follow the standard front-to-back row by row deplaning, with occasional cuts if the row in front of you is obviously moving a bit slower and there's a clear gap for you to move through.

But recently I've noticed more people aggressively getting out of their seat as soon as the seatbelt light turns off, grabbing their bags and moving up as far as they can (even if they aren't trying to catch a connecting flight), and it's led to some direct confrontations I've witnessed. It does make me wonder if queuing norms are just generally breaking down more in society as everyone seems to be more polarized and angry.

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That was a super entertaining read! I didn’t realize the extent of the role of social norms in all sorts of queuing and I definitely didn’t know about The Q

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