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There are indeed a lot of things that were "normal" just a few years back: driving without seat belts, smoking in clubs, having sex with strangers without condo

There are indeed a lot of things that were "normal" just a few years back: driving without seat belts, smoking in clubs, having sex with strangers without condoms, eating things that are now restricted due to environmental or health concerns. It is hard to think that cheap flights can be a "dangerous convenience", but they may very well be.

esotericn 7y ago
Stuff like the Clean Air Act and equivalent elsewhere. You could just burn whatever in the stove. It's your house, and castle, why not. Turns out that didn't quite work out, so now you can't. There is no replacement for a proper log fire that's quite the same. Life goes on. I'd imagine that the wise amongst the older generations would have a better understanding of this, and also those who grew up poor. Go back 15 years and jetting around Europe on Ryanair flights for the cost of a night out just wasn't a thing. Didn't exist. Completely unimaginable. Now? I can arb my flat in London against a flight and an Airbnb in a country 2000 miles away and have a weekend holiday for free. Something has to give.