I 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 signi

I 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.