Life on Earth is a consequence of persistent chemical disequilibrium, especially the coexistence of free oxygen and methane in the atmosphere, which necessitates biological intermediaries to sustain and process this non-equilibrium state.
Humans are easy to navigate in a crowd because you can instantly tell where they’re going, faces point forward, backs mean they’re moving away. This cue makes huge difference. If we moving sideways like crabs with no clear “front” at a glance, crowded places would probably turn into total gridlock.
When considering a disaster, you probably think you will be a courageous survivor when really you are far more likely to be among the helpless casualties.