When you travel by air, you throw all caution to the wind

Prompted by my daughter’s arrival from the West Coast I am again struck by the absurdity of flying through the air at 10,000 feet, let alone putting one’s life in the hands and minds of strangers. Strangers whose perfectly rational decisions may be overruled by heuristic (but misguided) algorithms of onboard computers to the detriment of you and your fellow travelers, and that without the calming voice of Hal.