> For my current flight patterns, I typically spend more time off the plane than flying. Showing up early, dropping baggage, customs/security, waiting at the gate, inefficiently loading the plane, pre-flight checks, taxiing (on/off runways), getting my baggage.

When I was living in Beijing, I would do a few transpacific flights a year. Even Seattle was 12 hours away...

Supersonic flights make total sense for long hauls...it could make places like Australia or New Zealand "much closer" and less isolated.

Given that you are flying mainly short hauls, this isn't a feature designed for you.