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This is a strange unknowable question, but it’s been tickling my brain and something I have now noticed everyday I commute on the 7 train.

The stations I ride in Queens are local only, there is no express train, and there is only the 7 train. Every single time I ride there are people of all ages, ethnicities, and genders simply standing on the platform, in the cold, NOT getting on the train! What the hell are they doing???

They are:

Not visibly homeless Not apparently a friend or associate of the people who sell things on the platform Dressed normal/well

If it was once in a blue moon I would write it off as waiting for a friend/resting, but it’s everyday and multiple people who seem to be doing this. I’m completely baffled, and I know it’s stupid, but why? Why hang out on the platform?