> Today the average person crosses the Atlantic no faster than we did decades ago. 50 years ago, the average person did not cross the Atlantic at all. Flights

> Today the average person crosses the Atlantic no faster than we did decades ago. 50 years ago, the average person did not cross the Atlantic at all. Flights were so expensive they were completely inaccessible to the vast majority of people. Today, most of the middle class can eventually afford a European vacation, if it's something they want to prioritize. I'm not rich and I've been to Europe three times in my life. The way in which we travel is also significantly safer and more efficient. For as much as I hate airports and airlines, I can't deny that the state of things today is still at least an order of magnitude better than "decades ago".