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"Far from accomplishing anything having to do with actually keeping anyone
safe, those in charge of our airports have instead decided to engage in the
warm fuzzies, attempting to calm an easily-spooked traveling public through
bureaucracy and privacy invasion. The hope is that if everyone suffers the
right level of inconvenience and humiliation, we'll all feel safe enough
traveling."
Mass panic is very dangerous, and many large airports may be disasters waiting
to happen. We need to encourage resilience and trust to reduce the risk.
Feeding people's fears only increases the danger that people will react badly:
"A woman in a hijab called to her family, and everyone around her panicked."
Via Alex Scrivener and Cara Evangelista.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
