<story><title>The TSA is a waste of money that doesn&apos;t save lives and might actually cost them</title><url>http://www.vox.com/2016/5/17/11687014/tsa-against-airport-security</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>two2two</author><text>TSA is the number one reason why I don&amp;#x27;t fly and drive instead. From my POV most of the world&amp;#x27;s industries have progressed positively, but not air travel. I took a train a couple of years ago and it was a beautiful example of old merging with new. Walking through an antique of a train station, iPhone in hand, with my digital ticket ready to board; so easy and pleasant.&lt;p&gt;At that point I realized that air travel is by far the worst traveling experience money can pay for.&lt;p&gt;If an alternative airport wanted to do things a little different, such as &amp;quot;fly at your own risk&amp;quot; &amp;quot;no lifeguard on duty&amp;quot;, aka no TSA b.s., I&amp;#x27;d happily take the &amp;quot;at your own risk&amp;quot; option rather than the TSA controlled situation we&amp;#x27;re subjected to currently.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>cloudjacker</author><text>I arrive at the airport in a Lyft.&lt;p&gt;I walk up to the security checkpoint checkpoint, where I show the agent my phone. They see my boarding pass with the green checkmark and send me to the empty TSA Pre line.&lt;p&gt;I walk through the metal detector with no adjustments to my attire.&lt;p&gt;I am at the gate in 5 minutes.&lt;p&gt;I like how trains basically let you show up last minute, and a 3 hour train ride actually means a 3 hour train ride, compared to airport, checkpoints and boarding time, possibly waiting on the runway, and air time.&lt;p&gt;But you really just need to upgrade your travel accommodations to make your airport experience more seamless.</text></comment>
<story><title>The TSA is a waste of money that doesn&apos;t save lives and might actually cost them</title><url>http://www.vox.com/2016/5/17/11687014/tsa-against-airport-security</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>two2two</author><text>TSA is the number one reason why I don&amp;#x27;t fly and drive instead. From my POV most of the world&amp;#x27;s industries have progressed positively, but not air travel. I took a train a couple of years ago and it was a beautiful example of old merging with new. Walking through an antique of a train station, iPhone in hand, with my digital ticket ready to board; so easy and pleasant.&lt;p&gt;At that point I realized that air travel is by far the worst traveling experience money can pay for.&lt;p&gt;If an alternative airport wanted to do things a little different, such as &amp;quot;fly at your own risk&amp;quot; &amp;quot;no lifeguard on duty&amp;quot;, aka no TSA b.s., I&amp;#x27;d happily take the &amp;quot;at your own risk&amp;quot; option rather than the TSA controlled situation we&amp;#x27;re subjected to currently.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>CheckHook</author><text>&amp;gt; iPhone in hand, with my digital ticket ready to board; so easy and pleasant.&lt;p&gt;Most airlines provide the same digital boarding passes, I often travel with my pass added to Apple Wallet.&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; If an alternative airport wanted to do things a little different, such as &amp;quot;fly at your own risk&amp;quot; &amp;quot;no lifeguard on duty&amp;quot;, aka no TSA b.s., I&amp;#x27;d happily take the &amp;quot;at your own risk&amp;quot; option rather than the TSA controlled situation we&amp;#x27;re subjected to currently.&lt;p&gt;The problem here is that it&amp;#x27;s not just &amp;quot;your own risk&amp;quot; if that plane is directed at a populated area.</text></comment>