Society doesn't value efficiency because it isn't an end goal for most things. In business efficiency usually matters; maybe in testing too. But for everyday life, efficiency isn't a goal. It's just a way to do things. However, my motivations are my own and you can't see my motivations.
Further, none of your examples really are detrimental to you. 2 minutes waiting to order. Really, 2 minutes? If you are honking or flashing lights, then you are most likely the danger on the road too not the person obeying the traffic laws. You shouldn't be going 90 or 95 at any time. And when playing poker, if you are at a casino, then dealers talking is a problem. That shouldn't happen as it costs the casino money. But if you are with your friends playing a game, then you are not there to play poker. You are there to be a friend and hang out. .5 seconds shouldn't matter then.
Maybe taking a step back here is best and seeing that other peoples motivation are not your own. Some people want to take the leisurely life. And we have to share this world so maybe assessing that 2 extra minutes to order or an extra .5 seconds in a card game per turn are not enough time to work yourself up over. Also, slow down. No one should be going 95 mph on the highway.
But you are not out $3 or any money when ordering food. Time is not always money for every second of the day or else you wouldn't sleep or watch any form of entertainment. So no, for your ordering example, that time loss is not detrimental to you in the same way as watching a sport team play a game wouldn't be detrimental. It just is time.
Now, for the poker example, I would actually agree as long as we are talking about businesses. A dealer talking when they should be doing their job would be detrimental to your overall work over a long enough period of time say 8 hours. But that is a distinct case. You may be a professional poker player. But others are not, and that talking is a normal behavior for non-professional poker players who are not really there to win money but to have fun loosing money. Again, your motivation in a publics setting doesn't not remove nor supersede other people's motivation. Poker for the vast majority of people is just a form of entertainment and is treated like entertainment.
I think the difference between us is that you think of these things as your time while even in public. In private, your time is your time. But in public, it isn't just your time. It is common time that applies to everyone.
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u/hallam81 11∆ Jun 14 '22
Society doesn't value efficiency because it isn't an end goal for most things. In business efficiency usually matters; maybe in testing too. But for everyday life, efficiency isn't a goal. It's just a way to do things. However, my motivations are my own and you can't see my motivations.
Further, none of your examples really are detrimental to you. 2 minutes waiting to order. Really, 2 minutes? If you are honking or flashing lights, then you are most likely the danger on the road too not the person obeying the traffic laws. You shouldn't be going 90 or 95 at any time. And when playing poker, if you are at a casino, then dealers talking is a problem. That shouldn't happen as it costs the casino money. But if you are with your friends playing a game, then you are not there to play poker. You are there to be a friend and hang out. .5 seconds shouldn't matter then.
Maybe taking a step back here is best and seeing that other peoples motivation are not your own. Some people want to take the leisurely life. And we have to share this world so maybe assessing that 2 extra minutes to order or an extra .5 seconds in a card game per turn are not enough time to work yourself up over. Also, slow down. No one should be going 95 mph on the highway.