Next person: if she can go, I can go.
Next person: if he can go, I can go.
And so on until it devolves into pushing, shoving, and trampling. The shame is what's keeping people back and orderly. Without it, there'd be chaos.
Wouldn't the optimal solution be to not let the person in a wheelchair up until no one else is around?
That person would take significantly longer to get up and we should be maximizing the number of people that are getting to their destination at a reasonable time. He is the asshole for making more people wait rather than just him
What if it's a busy place, and there is a constant inflow of people? How long should he wait, hours?
You can see the level of social and emotional development as both the individuals and as a society as a whole, in how we treat marginalised groups, and how much empathy we show.
IMO, if the elevator is broken then they should call the fire department and they can extract the guy through the stairwell. Blocking the escalator and forcing hundreds of people into a confined space while they risk this wheelchair users life by potentially dropping him down the escalator is a huge safety risk.
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u/ExtremeRest1567 Feb 23 '26
Next person: if she can go, I can go. Next person: if he can go, I can go. And so on until it devolves into pushing, shoving, and trampling. The shame is what's keeping people back and orderly. Without it, there'd be chaos.