re: United Airlines CEO addresses string of incidents, tells passengers carrier is safe

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Worrying about stupid shite like this is no different from worrying about mass shooters. You’re only worrying about it because the media is making a mass hysteria panic out of a couple of isolated incidents.

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I think there is a fair middle ground between accepting this and also hoping for more from the airlines. Flying is a miserable experience that gives the average person a sense that, even if an airline tragedy occurred, the bean counters wouldn't care or change all that much. But it really goes back to the force of incentives, which we are all susceptible to - they have 0 incentive to improve.