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> If you're poor though, losing that stuff Poor? If you are flying on an airplane you aren't rich but you also probably aren't so poor that your worldly posses
by gist 7y ago
> If you're poor though, losing that stuff
Poor? If you are flying on an airplane you aren't rich but you also probably aren't so poor that your worldly possessions lost are worth another person's life.
> Would you be okay with those people staying on board until everyone else has gone and then grabbing their stuff?
Makes no practical sense. For one thing you have people that are on inside seats and 2nd the idea is it's an emergency and everyone has to get out.
> I would probably be willing to be the last to leave if it meant I could take my stuff.
So you think you are in a position to evaluate the risk from some unknown in most if not all situations sitting on the inside of the airplane? And what about the risk to first responders? You think they should have to risk their life because you or someone needs to get out their personal belongings? Even if you have medication that can be replaced and if it's so critical carry it in a fanny pack.
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- Mirioron 7y agoI wrote a different reply earlier, but I scaled it back a little. >Poor? If you are flying on an airplane you aren't rich but you also probably aren't so poor that your worldly possessions lost are worth another person's life. Of course worldly possessions aren't worth another person's life, but I have flown before when I had $10-20 to my name (somebody else paid for the plane ticket). Having nothing in a foreign country isn't simple nor are all the things replaceable even if you do have some money. Even then, if you have next to nothing then the contents of your baggage might be very important after "life goes back to normal". If you have very little money and most of your clothes burn then you can't really remedy that situation. Of course I don't think first responders should risk their life for someone life me, but it's not possible to opt out from that. Nor do I think that I would be able to tell the severity of the situation, but there have been times where I would consider it worth risking my own life for it. I'm not sure how these would add up. Perhaps the best idea for someone like me would be to not fly.
- oarsinsync 7y agoI think the thing I'm taking away from this is that for some people, there are some material possessions they have that if they lost, their lives could be significantly impacted in a very negative way. Plenty of people live paycheck to paycheck (tragically in the USA, this applies to the majority), depend on their ability to drive to and from work in order to make a living, and have little to no job security. If they've made the effort to scrimp and save for long enough to be able to finally afford a holiday and now that plane goes down, losing their drivers license and car keys is going to impact their ability to get to work. Even if it's just a day or two extra, that can be the difference between having a job and not having a job. Which can be the difference between having a meal and not having a meal, having a roof over your head and living on the streets. "Those people should keep their vital possessions on their persons" is all well and good, but see plenty of sibling comments to people who do make an effort to plan for the worst case scenarios, about how ridiculous it is for them to be wasting that effort. We are humans. We don't follow exact scripts in the moments that we're able to enjoy our lives, we just live, and sometimes things don't always go to plan.
- Mirioron 7y agoI think you summed it up very nicely. It's unfortunate that people are in that type of a life situation, but we can't really do anything about it yet.