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It may be illogical from a strictly individual point of view. But from a broader societal view we'd all be better off if we did it and it is pro-social and pro-
by jerf 3y ago
It may be illogical from a strictly individual point of view. But from a broader societal view we'd all be better off if we did it and it is pro-social and pro-civic to be willing to sacrifice a little of your personal convenience to make a point like this. Nothing but nothing will get Boeing's attention like what is essentially an end-customer strike.
In general quite a lot of the chains wrapped around us that drive so many people to complain are really only kept there by raw personal selfish convenience. To be clear, I am absolutely not saying that they are not real as a result. They are perfectly real. But in many cases they are still really nothing more than personal convenience holding you. For instance, as I write this, almost all of the dangers of smart phones can be kept at bay just by refusing the conveniences. (Not quite all. But really quite a lot of them.)
We'd all be better off if there were more of us willing to take this kind of stand, and by that standard, it is Vulcan-grade logical.
- WalterBright 3y agoBoeing stock is down substantially. That will get their attention.
- jerf 3y agoAlso true! And if the mood strikes the media complex to kick a wounded gazelle for profit, which they are known to do, a site like this getting featured on the news may well feed back into their stock price too.
- SoftTalker 3y agoAnd moreso than passenger complaints. Passengers don't buy airplanes. Boeing will listen to the airlines and the markets.
- is_true 3y ago10% doesn't seem much. I was expecting it to be worse
- Sakos 3y agoThe market (correctly) assumes that the FAA won't make any decisions that might endanger Boeing financially in any really significant way that might turn into an existential threat.
- dheera 3y ago> willing to sacrifice a little of your personal convenience It's not convenience, it's that the ONLY reasonably priced flights are non-refundable ones, and not everyone can afford another flight ticket just to prove a point. Another idiotic thing that we need to change. Although I really do wish there were an "Airbus only" option when booking flight tickets. And as much as I don't normally like to stereotype things, when it comes to safety I feel I've consistently seen much better safety standards in EU than the USA. Safety seems more drilled into the European culture. I just somehow have this gut feeling that some random dude at Airbus crimping some wire probably actually did everything correctly and to specifications. Not to mention they have stricter work hour limits in Europe, so I don't have to worry about someone doing a shoddy job due to lack of sleep.
- jedmeyers 3y agoAlaska temporary switched to the flexible travel policy because of this incident, so you should be able to change your ticket fairly easily.