I suspect that a specific behavior gave rise to all the button-pusher hatred: that of repeatedly pushing the button as if the number of button-presses were somehow significant (in the more-is-better way (although I guess people are really doubting the connection between the button and the elevator itself and are trying to improve their odds of getting through to it?)). Anyhoo, maybe this causes people to think, 'what, MY button-press wasn't good enough? He had to push it himself (multiple times)? Did he doubt I could do it correctly?' That kind of thing. So people feel slighted for no good reason and seek to arbitrarily change strangers' behavior to make them feel more competent.
The car-door thing, I completely agree. Also then you get lucky sometimes and lock a manual-lock door before someone can ask you to do so, and it makes them unaccountably happy.
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Date: 2005-08-22 07:21 pm (UTC)The car-door thing, I completely agree. Also then you get lucky sometimes and lock a manual-lock door before someone can ask you to do so, and it makes them unaccountably happy.