Originally Posted by
Cloudship
But I also think that we probably block a lot of the more unpleasant bits - the fact few people could even afford to fly and a trip to Florida was once in a lifetime.
^ to this. If I were around in the '60s, I would never have set foot on a plane. I kind of like the current system where even someone on an average US/European salary can afford to jet off to pretty much anywhere in the world.