junkman ,
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I hate that now I feel the need to check the aircraft my flights will be using.

I used to be marveled by the Boeing 787 and afraid of the 737 MAX but now thanks to @pluralistic I found out they're all ticking bombs...

What bleak reminder that American Exceptionalism is a thing of the past.

https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/01/boeing-boeing/

santoast ,
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@junkman @pluralistic It's like Atlas Shrugged in reverse with everything going to shit because of the profit motive. At this point a secret group of civil servants and government regulators should go off to some hidden, remote location and create a perfect society based on oversight and accountability.

JoeA ,
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@santoast @junkman @pluralistic Atlas, Mugged

ThatTupperKid ,
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@junkman @pluralistic TBH it's given me a great extra incentive to explore every other mode of travel to get where I'm going.

junkman OP ,
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@ThatTupperKid @pluralistic me too!

I remember reading a few years back how Cory would ride a bus from Toronto to NY decades ago and I'll be doing the same in a few weeks specifically because 1) a flight seems like too much, and 2) reading it in pluralistic.net planted the seed in my head

pluralistic ,
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@junkman @ThatTupperKid Mostly took the train, though I did it on the Greyhound a few times.

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