Ethics Question
sabadabada
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My new commute, which is somewhere between interminable and never-ending, begins at the Oyster Bay trains station. I know, I could drive to Hicksville or Syosset, but that takes just as long and is worse because there is one road, everybody is on it driving like an asshole, and the trains from there are packed with typical Long Island meat-heads (no offense if you are one). When I take the train from Oyster Bay, there are only like 20 people on the train, the train begins there so it waits for me instead of me waiting for it, and the ride is picturesque and way more chill. Anyway, here is the ethical question:
The train consists of those double-decker cars. And, some of you may be familiar with them, each car has only one seat on the top floor that faces the direction the train is going, but has no seat in front of it, so you can stretch out. When I get on the train, there is nobody in the car, only like 20 people get on at Oyster Bay, everyone else is must be stuck behind a school bus on the way to Syosset. I sit in that seat.
When the train gets to the first station, an well-dressed, older gentleman gets on, starts up the stairs, sees me, frowns, and then turns around and walks down and into the next car. This has now happened two days in a row. I have clearly stolen his seat. What should I do?
The train consists of those double-decker cars. And, some of you may be familiar with them, each car has only one seat on the top floor that faces the direction the train is going, but has no seat in front of it, so you can stretch out. When I get on the train, there is nobody in the car, only like 20 people get on at Oyster Bay, everyone else is must be stuck behind a school bus on the way to Syosset. I sit in that seat.
When the train gets to the first station, an well-dressed, older gentleman gets on, starts up the stairs, sees me, frowns, and then turns around and walks down and into the next car. This has now happened two days in a row. I have clearly stolen his seat. What should I do?
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I didn't think Saba entertained ethical dilemmas. Maybe give him have the seat a couple of days a week?
Then again, it may not even be that. Next time, break the ice and ask "Was this your regular seat?" If so, swap it out like suggested above.
It would be a classy move and little gestures like this make cities better places to live.
He is elderly and may remember you in his will.
Stranger things have happened.
And then laugh maniacally.
Anyway when I saw this part:
I couldn't help thinking of this:
Saba is clearly Extrovert Sensing type, aka a selfish bastard
I like this.
But seriously, it's not like it's "his" seat, it's just the seat he would like to have. If you want to do a little good deed/build up some positive karma/whatever, give it to him, but there's no obligation to do so.
That's the great thing about it, I'm not IN the city any more. It's full-on, free-for-all -every-man-for-himself. now. He obviously can afford to live without my kind gestures judging by his shoes.
KVM, it's me, remember. You think giving something up is going to make me feel BETTER?
But by this standard, if he got up to use the bathroom real fast, I could jump int there and take the seat. Even though there are 20 other open seats.
U could, but thats not classy. Going on the offensive for someone's LIRR seat is suspect.
But if you just randomly sit down and someone gets pissed down the line..... Fuck them.
Its always a race to get to that last row and get the best nap of the ride. I'm not always first but all other passengers have that same common understanding that the last row is always up for grabs.
Purposefully difficult.
Once you leave the beautiful interior of your home, you also leave your beautiful manners behind?
Oh what? Now you're all "eat the rich?".
What a dilemma!! Perhaps this chart can help?
No.
Fuck that guy.
it only matters if you believe in karma...
Sit down and enjoy that mf'er. Every dog has his day.