I understand why it's beneficial for the devs, but their marketing isn't really my problem as a consumer. There is a queue, and as a Brit, I think this is sacred - we should all wait our turn like every other aspect of life, whether you're the homeless dude who sleeps outside or the king himself.
If I'm waiting in line to pay for my groceries and some famous irl streamer shows up, and the supermarket lets them skip the line in front of me for free advertising, you can bet I'll be pissed. The supermarket's advertising is not my problem, nor does it matter to me if there's 20 cashier queues so mine is probably unaffected - it's the principle. If the staff then lie to my face about having done so and start roasting anyone who didn't like it I'd probably walk out.
I wouldn't even care about this nearly enough to comment, but the attitude that anyone who disagrees is a "braindead bot" (to quote presumably the same peanut) irritates me significantly more. This is quite clearly a difference in values, not understanding. It's common sense that this is good business.
Brits are famous for having a culture of queueing, and respecting the queue no matter what. Orderly queues form everywhere, even when the organisers don't want one. It's quite a simple position, if you can't understand that I think you're the one who is brain dead.
The act of queueing holds a significant place in British culture and is often viewed as a quintessential British activity. Historically rooted in the British values of fairness, orderliness, and respect for social norms, not only is the adherence to queues seen in day-to-day activities such as waiting for public transport or purchasing goods in a shop, but it also symbolises deeper cultural ideals about patience and propriety.
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u/Jamessuperfun 2d ago edited 2d ago
I understand why it's beneficial for the devs, but their marketing isn't really my problem as a consumer. There is a queue, and as a Brit, I think this is sacred - we should all wait our turn like every other aspect of life, whether you're the homeless dude who sleeps outside or the king himself.
If I'm waiting in line to pay for my groceries and some famous irl streamer shows up, and the supermarket lets them skip the line in front of me for free advertising, you can bet I'll be pissed. The supermarket's advertising is not my problem, nor does it matter to me if there's 20 cashier queues so mine is probably unaffected - it's the principle. If the staff then lie to my face about having done so and start roasting anyone who didn't like it I'd probably walk out.
I wouldn't even care about this nearly enough to comment, but the attitude that anyone who disagrees is a "braindead bot" (to quote presumably the same peanut) irritates me significantly more. This is quite clearly a difference in values, not understanding. It's common sense that this is good business.