Jose wrote:
People value their convenience much more than they value anything
else. They are perfectly happy putting up with all sorts of
dangerous, ineffective, wasteful, or just plain dumb things if in
return they get to keep some of their convenience.

That statement is laughable, given the "convenience" of modern air travel.

Jose
Yeah...I asked my boss if I could drive to San Francisco next week
instead of flying, and he just looked at me. But you know, it would be
a lot less stressful.