Had a weird conversation with a friend the other day.

He confessed that he does not get why people like waiting in lines. When he sees a long line out side of Starbuck's when they have specials like half priced lattes, he says that he just doesn't see the appeal. He feels it is a pack mentallity thing. That people think, "Oh hey! Look at this crowd of people! I must go join them. If they think it is cool, then it must be cool, so I will wait in line to seek the approval of the masses!"

My response: "Dude, you're doing it again. You're overthinking life. Maybe they just want cheap coffee and are willing to wait in line for it."

He shrugs off my answer and continues. "Imagine there is a long line waiting for something, but it consists of opinion less robots who do not care if you are cool or not and cannot provide you with a feeling of approval, would you still wait in that line?"

My response: "???! Yeah, depending on how long the line is and how badly I want whatever it is I am waiting for. I hate waiting in lines. I avoid them at all costs, I don't care about total strangers giving me their approval in exchange for me occupying space in their line. I don't think anybody does."

In the end, he was still convinced lines are a matter of popularity, and a very sheep like characteristic of humans.

And this conversation took place when neither of us had been drinking.