system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why does the captain needs to be the last one to leave the boat when it sinks?
gpt
A captain doesn't always *need*, but often should be last off. The captain is in command, and supposedly the most capable person on the ship. The crew and passengers trust the captain to make good decisions and keep them safe. In an emergency, it's the captain who should know best how to save the people who trust him. To literally ditch them in the water is a huge betrayal and deriliction of duty.