Comment by antonvs
> electing to wait in a single file line, standing one behind the other, before being called forward to order as if going through border control.
This is such a ridiculous comparison that it torpedoes any credibility this article might have had.
You know where else you get this kind of queuing behavior? At a supermarket checkout.
Strongly agree and want to pile on with some more very normal times to queue politely:
- waiting to get food at a quick service restaurant
- waiting to get into a show
- waiting for the bathroom in a public place
- merging while driving in traffic
Any time there is an uncoordinated mass of folks on a limited resource it helps simplify things all around for a FIFO process. The chaotic "sharpest elbows wins" approach being better is the exception not the rule.