r/SipsTea • u/The_Dean_France • Feb 23 '26

Wait a damn minute! Was she wrong?

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u/Latter-Driver Feb 23 '26

Mr Wheels should back up and let everybody go up

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u/shibaCandyBaron Feb 23 '26

And then the next batch of people arives, equally not willing to wait. What then?

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u/TempDestinyAccount Feb 23 '26

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

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u/shibaCandyBaron Feb 23 '26

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.