It's an asshole thing.

It's a "Why-I-Don't-live-in-Seattle-anymore" thing. Bunch of effin' lemmings.

It's a Darwin thing.*
He's preparing whole Crowds of people for The Big Suprise!
Stay well-tuned...

*also, Every Man for Hisself!
which is (mostly) a Republican thing

It's a You Don't Know If I Have A Wooden Leg So Don't Make Assumptions About Me Asshole thing.

I will always give my seat up for someone who is elderly and I’m a straight white male who supports Trump.

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Careful -- your 'Prez" will never hesitate to throw you under the bus, too.
But -- Good on ya! for doing The Right Thing.

An older woman got on the E Line today, and the driver announced "A passenger needs a priority seat". Someone gave up their seat. All was well. (Although to the person reading a book in the exit way who wouldn't move when half the riders got off at the "Amazon Stop" at Denny...hey, read a book about etiquette next time and get out of the way).

God forbid you open your damned mouth and say something! I've politely asked people to give up a seat plenty of times to the elderly/disabled, and they always do it without a problem.

Naaaah, better to do absolutely nothing, & save up that anger for yet another public transit themed "I, Anonymous" instead.

"We have socialized ourselves to be anti-social through the use of social media"...

Shame on you. Assuming a woman cannot stand on her own.

Whatever it is, it's certainly not a Seattle thing. Not everything is a "Seattle thing" (or a New York thing, or an LA thing, etc.) Everybody wants to be special.

It’s a Millennial thing.
They’re the worst.
They deserve the world they are inheriting.

All the buses going into/out of downtown are packed to the gills. 'Too Full' buses sometimes pass you by and you have to wait for the next.

In other words, Seattle is at 100% in the using public transportation to fight climate change category.

@16- No, Seattle is at 100% of what is available to them. Very different thing.

@9 LW gave up his seat.
Pro-tip: Reading comprehension makes reading more fun!

@5 You definitely do not have a wooden leg.

OK, let's unpack this. (1) The heroin duo ARE disabled. Leave them alone (but don't let them fall over). (2) The 20-something female wearing earbuds may have neuralgia or other disabling internal pain you're unaware of. But there's no excuse for (3) manspreading on a crowded bus, even by a senior. One seat per butt, please, especially in the senior/disability section.

Indeed, you have no way to know who needs the seat, just by looking. But this is decidedly not a anyplace-in-particular thing, nor an any-generation-in-particular thing. I have noticed it's kind of a tourist thing, especially if they have kids with them, but I can't get too mad at them, they're scared and confused. Anecdotally, just my own impressions of 40-some years of urban transit in several cities, it seems young people -- as in teenagers -- in urban areas seem to be most likely to get up for older folks.

It is pretty easy to make a general ask -- "IS THERE AN ABLE-BODIED PERSON WHO CAN LET THIS PERSON SIT PLEASE?"

Gee, it's almost like people are dumb assholes.

@20 What you said. The people probably are assholes, but . . . it could also be me, the seemingly super healthy millennial who has had multiple spinal surgeries since the age of 14 and is choosing to not use opioid pain killers. I’m reading a book on my phone to distract myself from the pain of both my back and the ulcers I got from abusing ibuprofen. Fuck the old lady, she’s a burden on our entitlement system and probably part of why my healthcare is so expensive and the environment is fucked.

@20 & 23 - Spot on. I'd also point out that even if Anon's assumptions were correct, their solution for "too many people are addicted to their devices and not engaging in the world around them" is to not engage with the people around them by just speaking up and instead whine about them anonymously on a blog afterward.