I can't speak for anyone else, but I don't really care what you do. I disagree with your choice, but I respect your right to make it. Anti-MAXers and anti-vaxxers are two different things. The latter can have an effect on me. The former really don't.

What I don't agree with is the spreading of FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) worthy of Microsoft in their heyday. Not only do I find it unfair, and representative of a growing trend in our society to leap to conclusions before the facts are known, I also try to keep in mind the considerable population for whom flying is already nerve-wracking. The last thing people need is more reasons to be afraid, particularly when the actual level of risk is not commensurate with the amount of discussion. Flying remains far, far, far safer than any other means of transport.

As a fellow Texan, I imagine you've seen the road signs all over the state that count up the number of people who have died in automobile crashes each year, just within the state. Something like 10x more people died in cars in Texas last year than have died in the entire world in Boeing 737 MAX accidents.

Regardless, it's the not the quiet abstainers with whom I take issue. It's the loud ones.