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For retail, structuring sales so they do not involve crowds waiting to burst in when the doors open would suffice. The retailer would trade human safety for the shared sense of urgency of the "blitz" style sale.

Synchronous events, like concerts and sporting events, could rely on structuring events so that arrival and queuing is less contention-driven - both early and late arrivals get their reserved seats. Again, the urgency and excitement of queuing for festival seating is lost.

For people who structure events with the intent of attracting crowds to pretend that human safety is not put at risk by the retailer's or event organizer's choices is disingenuous at best, lethal at worst.




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