Moving on from thinking about replying, I’m noticing the techniques we all have for being each other’s strangers in crowded places, so we don’t do each other harm. Road rules are an obvious example. We take turns in doorways.
We’ve had a few big surf days recently and our community has been out watching the point break. Surf culture is a whole thing to watch in action, notorious for being hostile to outsiders and resistant to change.
But also amazing in achieving safety in pretty hectic situations.