This is the whole point of the post. Everyone should have an intrinsic desire to get out of each other's way, be courteous, be thoughtful of other's time, etc. The flip side is we ask our neighbors to be patient as we do our best in our day, and may have things slowing US down.

So the 1-2 punch is: be courteous to avoid bothering others, and be patient to understand that others are trying their best.

If everyone genuinely tries on both those topics, everyone feels pretty good about their public interactions.

When you work at a college you'd be amazed at how much time that takes up. Or kids just darting into the middle of a four way stop intersection on skateboards, or skating down the yellow line in the middle of the road. Or stepping out in front of a car without looking because they're heads are bent down looking at their phones (which also happens when they almost walk right into you on campus). Or the people who rev their engines and drive as fast as possible through parking garages to see how many car alarms they can set off. I saw that twice just last semester. Or every single day dodging the people who drive on the wrong side of the road in parking lots and garages because apparently they really need those lines to tell them what side to be on. Living in a major city is even worse. And it doesn't matter if the person deliberately runs out in front of you, it'll be your fault because you're the one in the car. At least in my state. Yeah, I'd say pedestrians are a great example.

In a larger sense, you're right of course--but it's another one of the "death by a thousand cuts" that I encounter every day...

So what you're saying is that you don't care about others people's time or convenience. Which then raises the question, why should others care about yours?

This attitude is the breakdown of the social contract being discussed right now lol