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Scarcity & Queues
Entry #0475
Why a queue that moves is tolerated longer than a shorter one that stalls
Waiting is judged by whether anything is happening, not by minutes. A stalled four-minute wait is experienced as longer than a moving eleven.
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#0475
Movement is evidence the wait is finite. Remove it and the perceived duration detaches from the clock.