Travel Is The Very Essence of Life

Just one more round. Hmmm... If they were really trying to create a cheaper fuel, we'd hear something about it. They aren't spending one penny on scientists or experiments. I mean, why would some rich guys spend money on losing money? it doesn't make any sense. Still, they should, because if they make it just one iota cheaper, more poor people will go. And the combined profits from lots of poor people could be higher than the profits from just a few rich people. It would be a gamble, but it should be a gamble that they should take. In addition, there should be more options as to where you can sit, whether you get food, whether you can see a movie, how comfy your seat is, and so on. For people who don't really care about fancy stuff, but who just want to travel, there could be a few benches in the back of the passenger area that only cost about $50. Simple. I suppose you could own your own airplane, but you have to go through lots of paperwork and deals and you have to learn how to fly the darn thing and they're a lot more expensive than cars. I'm talking about a world where every family owns an airplane just like they own a car. You know, a little airplane for just four people. Why aren't airplanes as common and cheap as cars? They're not, so you can detect the monopoly put out by the airlines. I did go to an airplane museum and I saw an airplane that was like a little car, for four people. However, I don't think it's been released yet, and I don't see them flying all over. Still, it would be neat to own one. Just because something is in a museum doesn't mean it's real. There might be a diagram of a robot in a museum, but it doesn't mean that robot has been mass-produced. I'm not sure if that little airplane/car thing was real or not, even. It was just darn cool and I hope they start making them. I think that the topic of "How annoying air travel can be" is crucial to the main topic of this discussion, since most travel these days is done by air, and the annoyance level of travel is what determines if it's truly the essence of life or not. people have freedom of choice as to how they travel, but some ways just aren't as convenient, or they might be slower, or bumpier. You could walk from Denver to new York, but you'd be exhausted by the time you GOT to New York. The world's a big place. Also, I find that those videos are valid references. They combine reality with a hearty dose of satire. YouTube's algorithm does not always share good things. If it did, then those videos would have more views. it does not share GOOD things, it shares POPULAR things. there's a difference between QUALITY and POPULARITY. You're committing a logical fallacy known as the appeal to majority. Just because a million people watch a video about a man squeezing a pimple, it does not mean that video is good. The U.S.A. is a nation, and it's a country. The two words are synonyms. A nation, technically, is a country where most people are the same, such as Japan. The United States isn't a nation, really, because it's diverse. Still, nation, state, country- they all mean pretty much the same thing. Just a place recognized by the United Nations. There's lots to do, but, like I said, I've done very little of all the things to do inside it, because travel is $#@#! expensive. Trains might be booming in Asia. They have lots of trains over there. They see the value in them. In America, though, they're going way down. Nobody uses trains, modern or otherwise. They're being replaced by aircraft. Also, we don't have any of those "bullet trains" like they have in Asia, just Amtrak and like that. I'm not committing an Ad Hominem by stating that you have lots of cash to burn if you've visited all those places. Heck, I never even specified it as an insult. Just a simple assumption. Those are, like, 15 places right there. You gotta have some money to have some fun there. What, am I supposed to expect you can pave your way there with bus tokens and bubble gum? Didn't think so. My interest in poor people is not morbid. They might be in a struggle for survival, but that doesn't mean they don't want to travel. They want to travel, they just can't. Airlines don't have to cater to them in order to survive, sure, but life stinks if you can't get places. Travel is ridiculous. You can't hold it. Why should it cost anything? I'm no whiz in engineering. When I mentioned that boiling water thing, I just meant THEY could handle it. I can't, but they could. They're geniuses, they could put some sort of furnace on board. I don't know how an airplane could travel using water, I'm just sure that they could replace their current fuel with water. Michio Kaku, in his book about the future, talks about a car that runs on nothing but water. It's the best solution ever, and we could grasp it. We just choose not to, because , like I said, travel is a trillion dollar industry. Just put some firewood on there or something. Heck, it can't be too hard. No, no, somebody can get insurance if they want to. You just shouldn't have to. Then, if you get into a wreck, you take full responsibility for it, and you agreed to take full responsibility by not paying for insurance. Somebody should not be forced to pay insurance. The whole concept of insurance is stupid to begin with. You pay in small increments so you don't have to pay in one big increment. But you don't really save any money! I could just put $20 in a jar every month and it would be the same thing with less hassle. Really, this is simple. Cars could kill you at any point. Why not just switch to tricycles, anyway? You have to spend two months learning to drive a car. That would be like spending two months learning how to draw an eyeball. If something takes two months to learn, it's not worth learning about. Boats are only practical if you live near an ocean. SHIPPING boats might be practical to inland people, sure. But TRAVEL boats are just nutty for people inland. Some states don't have oceans, you know. I get calls sometimes, for a free cruise. But they say you have to drive all the way to the port. That's so stupid. If I live, say, 2000 miles inland, why even bother? That one guy who crosses the whole country with just two horses is a nut. That's not common at all. I used that clip from The Dark Crystal to show you just how ridiculous your statement is. It's an exaggeration. there are some ways you could reach New York for under $50. they just aren't GOOD ways.