It's not even about whether the rules make sense. The security procedures aren't' about logic they are more like a set of rituals that we have developed: kind

It's not even about whether the rules make sense. The security procedures aren't' about logic they are more like a set of rituals that we have developed: kind of a collective superstition. Ask most people on the street if we could just scale security procedures back to 1970s levels and they will feel uncomfortable and probably tell you that the security is needed today.[1] Ironically, because the ritual is a difficult trial, it may increase our belief in its protective power. [1] Similar to how they may feel uncomfortable letting kids play on the street even though stranger child abduction has been declining for decades.