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Humans are creatures of habit.
Before you take that at face-value, assess the scope of what I am actually talking about : we tend to be creatures who find comfort in habit, so that is our motivation, for the most part. Whether it's bad habits or good habits, if we can establish a sort of routine or follow a sort of established order, we always have a society supportive of this path of least resistance; some societies more than others, of course, but in general, society rewards those who take the 'easy route'. Could you call this laziness? I guess. But it's a bit more complex for most people than merely wanting to rest their legs, it's a program: have chair/seat, will sit. That is the purpose of such an item. You can come up with whatever variations upon justification that you want - I believe the fuck other people, nice guys finish last bullshit addage was already mentioned here - but what it really comes down to is habit and purpose. Is this simple function quite inconsiderate? Quite often. But if you question the front of what is considered 'considerate' in society, can you not in fact extract a sort of incentivized justification for most every approved mannerism people observe or expect? Are we not all motivated to give our seats to old people, if we do in fact practice such a thing? Maybe that cute girl at the other window will notice that we are very "considerate" to the elderly and the probability of our having an easily maleable personality as well as a non-threatening nature is higher and so improves the ritual breeding process? Maybe...
If you want an example of habitual nature in society, look no farther than this very thread. It's the c0r...that's just what we do in the c0r...that's how it is here - nothing is ever serious because it's, uh, the c0r. Is there actually reason for this? People harbor the mentality that this is a place where you can be a dickhead to everyone in secret, because nobody can actually exact any serious consequences upon you. Is the flushing anonymity of a crowded subway truly much different? Is boredom truly a legitimate excuse to be a fucking idiot? No more than mere habit is a legitimate excuse to be inconsiderate to others.
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There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
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