If you go to a funeral of someone you do not care, it seems just a waste of time.
But if you go to a funeral of a loved one, the rituals can make it easier to say goodbye and help in the mourning process.
Do not judge.
And what is time Wasting? Two wasted minutes? Wow your time is precious. Funerals take many hours anyway.
I cannot agree more to be honest. It's not a waste of time unless you are defining it as a waste of time. I'm never present at funerals of people which I didn't know well. That's it. You decide whether a funeral is worth attending or not.