The secret truth about holiday travel, a letter to the traveling public

I must confess I don't get this post. The argument seems to boil down to "things could be worse, so stop complaining".

Telling everyone to just sit back and be amazed at their luck for living at this time and place in history is, IMO, sad. We can do better and we will do better. Progress is our purpose.

Well said. I always cherish things that make me step back from my normal viewpoints, and remind me of how lucky we are.<p>It's almost certain that anyone reading this site is in the luckiest top 10% of the world, having access to food and internet and enough money to fly as to be bothered by it.<p>If you have a job that you like (which a lot of us do), and is well paying, that probably narrows you down into the top 5%. Congrats, and sit back and enjoy it.<p>Happy Holidays!

The fix for flying in the US is to finally, really invest in high speed rail all over the country. When you have the option of a roomy, relaxed seat on a train that doesn't take much longer (once the time spent in the airport is factored in), the air travel industry will shape up. And they will use their ill-gotten influence in Congress to bring TSA along for the ride.

Yes, 30 minutes of "security" checks and body scanners are a problem.<p>It is a matter of PRINCIPLE.