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Re:Farmer born in 1842 talks about life and change (1929) [v... by barsonme on Sunday October 03, 2021 @05:32AM (#28735766)
Maybe I’m easily excited, but totally normal things still throw me.

For example, I’ve flown dozens of times but it’s still flipping amazing that we figured out how to get huge tubes of metal to FLY. At 30,000 feet in the air! And at 500 mph, too! It’s absolutely bananas.

Or that I can just pick up my phone and chat with a friend in Argentina, who’s like 8,000+ miles away, no problem.

Although I probably take that for granted more than flying. If it weren’t for having to deal with TSA at 6 am, I’d probably be like a giddy kid each time I fly.

Re:Farmer born in 1842 talks about life and change (1929) [v... by SyzygistSix on Sunday October 03, 2021 @06:57AM (#28736164)
When I fly, the TSA reminds me of the freedom we lost. Otherwise it does seem miraculous because I fly so rarely.