<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title>Tarded  wrote</title><author_name>Tarded  (npub1x5…zxcsu)</author_name><author_url>https://yabu.me/npub1x5lf5dfwhcw95h7xnpuesc3wrngkhr7vq2fj64t5mv8m2gq8zxnqpzxcsu</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://yabu.me</provider_url><html>It’s not an irrational fear, it’s just weighing the pros and cons.&#xA;&#xA;Pros:&#xA;Get there faster&#xA;&#xA;Cons:&#xA;Treated like a prisoner in the airport &#xA;Shitty lines, terrible people everywhere&#xA;The flights themselves have gotten way worse (shitty planes, tiny seats)&#xA;You get new fun diversity all around you &#xA;Who knows if the pilot is a DEI hire or not&#xA;Who knows if the plane is safe&#xA;&#xA;It’s just a shitty, shitty experience, regardless of anything else. and I’m sure they made it this way on purpose. but planes are basically just flying buses, and now you get bus-type passengers too.</html></oembed>