It’s indicative of either a lack of respect for one’s time, or an outsized amount of trust in the establishment. I don’t like either.

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    Jaywalking as a concept is so weird to me. Don’t live in the US, that’s probably why.

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      Jaywalking was a propaganda campaign created by the auto industry in the 1920s. You can read about it in the link below.

      https://marker.medium.com/the-invention-of-jaywalking-afd48f994c05

      Prior the 1920s streets were mainly for people on foot. Cars were though of as “secondary” and pedestrians had the right of way on streets.

      The auto industry saw this as a challenge, because without roadways to use, or parking to park, cars themselves become useless and difficult to use as a means of getting around a city.

      A typical busy city street.

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      Streets are destinations. Roads are throughways