time2lose@lemmy.worldBanned to memes@lemmy.world · 6 days agoPOV: You’re the only competent person in the post officelemmy.worldimagemessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1imagePOV: You’re the only competent person in the post officelemmy.worldtime2lose@lemmy.worldBanned to memes@lemmy.world · 6 days agomessage-square22linkfedilinkfile-text
He’s going to the post office. Add 10 people in line who have never mailed anything in their entire life
minus-square18107@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoIf you have 10 people in line, 8 are quick and 2 are slow, it will look to you like there were only 2 people in line and that everyone is slow. If anyone is quick, they won’t be in line long enough for you to notice / care about them.
minus-squareMousePotatoDoesStuff@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoI’d say it depends on the order they come in. But the principle is sound, especially when combined with negativity bias (evolutionary mechanism).
If you have 10 people in line, 8 are quick and 2 are slow, it will look to you like there were only 2 people in line and that everyone is slow.
If anyone is quick, they won’t be in line long enough for you to notice / care about them.
I’d say it depends on the order they come in. But the principle is sound, especially when combined with negativity bias (evolutionary mechanism).