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I hear you and I'm mostly just using your comment to share my thoughts. I've learned not to treat the statistics because that doesn't work at the human level.

Fear, anxiety, apprehension, are legitimate human conditions regardless of how irrational they are. And regardless of what the numbers say, there's an effective treatment available: filter flights by plane type.

I personally don't care. But my wife does, and therefore I do care after all.

Took me too many years to learn this fact about coexisting with others: addressing how they feel is almost always easier than trying to convince them not to feel that way.




Yep. You cannot overcome other person’s anxiety by encouraging him not to be anxious...

Peace of mind is worth much more than many many things.


Completely agree. Convincing someone to feel/not feel is a senseless endeavor!




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