The NPC meme was amusing before it was popularised by the people it was made to deride and subsequently lost all meaning. I remember hearing it used by someone who would fit the description and realising it had been co-opted into word sludge faster than expected.
We live in a world of instant gratification and social isolation, so waiting in line for something nice provides the joy of anticipation and a shared experience with strangers.
Waiting for the band to come on, cooking a long recipe, turning over a vinyl record, hearing bass through the club wall as you wait to get in. Waiting can be pleasant, even fun.
There are kinds of waiting that I find enjoyable and would consider healthy if not essential - such as the examples you list. Waiting in lines rarely falls into that category for me but there are definitely exceptions in which it becomes fun.
The NPC meme was amusing before it was popularised by the people it was made to deride and subsequently lost all meaning. I remember hearing it used by someone who would fit the description and realising it had been co-opted into word sludge faster than expected.
It's sorta like how the word hipster used to be used - no one ever thinks it applies to them, it's always describing someone else.
We live in a world of instant gratification and social isolation, so waiting in line for something nice provides the joy of anticipation and a shared experience with strangers.
Waiting for the band to come on, cooking a long recipe, turning over a vinyl record, hearing bass through the club wall as you wait to get in. Waiting can be pleasant, even fun.
There are kinds of waiting that I find enjoyable and would consider healthy if not essential - such as the examples you list. Waiting in lines rarely falls into that category for me but there are definitely exceptions in which it becomes fun.