Kev writes:

I guarantee that your view would change in this case.

People guaranteed me all sorts of things in the past, too. They were
still wrong.

You see, almost everyone who first flew, had misconceptions
similar to yours.

I heard this, too. A lot of people are stupid. But I'm not.

Perhaps, but see above. What you're missing is that many others had a
similar experience.

But I did not. I am atypical.

While I think that you are very observant, your questions and
statements do make it abundantly clear that you overestimate what you
understand on this topic. You're basically at the point of someone who
knows how to ride a bicycle, and thinking that the experience is
equivalent to driving a car.

I've heard this before as well. After decades of giving people the
benefit of the doubt and being disappointed, I no longer believe it.
Sorry.

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