• Sotuanduso@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    People on land will wave because they’ve been waved at.

    People on a boat will wave at people just because they’re on a boat.

    Simple as.

    • CassowaryTom
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      1 year ago

      Okay, buy why do people on land wave at people on a boat? Is it a throwback from when people might travel to new and exotic lands possibly never to see their families again? Peopkr also wave at people on carnival rides. Is that the same impulse? Whats up with that?

      • three@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        just friendly human stuff i guess. i wave at planes and helicopters too

      • Iapar@feddit.de
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        1 year ago

        It is because waving is such an innocent gesture that it feels like letting a puppy drown if you don’t wave back.