Originally Posted by ianassum

SMK 777 raises an important issue
Av geeks (myself included), at their core, are seeking validation from their attachment to the process of flying, beginning to end, including all the lounge perks and there is a pervasive obsessive focus, with significant control issues, that accompanies this quest.
It is important that material "stuff" does not mimic and "repair" self-worth and a sense of entitlement.
That is best found in good therapy.