I continue to be fascinated with consumers who assume the role of shareholder in times of crisis, even against their own interests.

Affordable air travel is in most people's interests.

Safe travel surprasses affordable for ALL customers not most.

Neither safe nor affordable are booleans. They are on a scale, and a dependency exists between them.

Anybody may have a different judgement with respect to exactly where on the scale is appropriate, but we cannot just pretend that there's no trade-off to be made. Or that absolute safety is even a possibility.

It's pretty freaking safe, isn't it? We've literally had zero-fatality years in the US. That doesn't happen through good luck alone. Clearly the manufacturers, regulators, and operators are doing almost everything right.

Then why do people still drive (i.e. use cars)?

Because they think it is safe.

'most people' don't fly at all

Finish reading first, and then spend some time thinking before responding.

I said: "Accidents are one thing; incompetency or, worse yet, callous indifference is absolutely unacceptable."

Or you could fly Airbus.

Talk about a strawman, mate.