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It might also be due in part to the ridiculous and potentially humiliating procedures required for flight, especially international flight, that puts many peopl
by kylec 16y ago
It might also be due in part to the ridiculous and potentially humiliating procedures required for flight, especially international flight, that puts many people off of the idea of travelling.
- whiletruefork 16y agoIt's easier now to travel then it has ever been before. I can wake up in the US and decide to have dinner in Paris. This versus having to tough a weeks long voyage across the Atlantic followed by months in wagons crossing unfriendly territory where I might die Oregan Trail style. Sure, airports could be better. But if you think the difficulty of airports now outweights the benefits of travelling I am surprised our ancestors ever left their huts.
- martey 16y agoI think kylec was talking about leisure travel. People did not immigrate to the United States (or emigrate to Oregon) because they wanted a vacation, but because they wanted a better life. As a result, the mental calculus is different. Also, one could argue that international travel in February 2001 was significantly easier and less stressful than a similar trip today.