> That's a political decision, not a technical regression. It's both. Private supersonic flights are no longer available, and it is more of a pain in the ass

> That's a political decision, not a technical regression. It's both. Private supersonic flights are no longer available, and it is more of a pain in the ass to get on the inferior flights that are available. I could go on, but it's moot -- the only point I'm here to make is that progress always been paired with regression, and it's always going to be a personal decision as to whether the tradeoffs were good ones.