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You Don’t Need to Use Airplane Mode on Airplanes | Airplane mode hasn't been necessary for nearly 20 years, but the myth persists. (gizmodo.com)

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You Don’t Need to Use Airplane Mode on Airplanes | Airplane mode hasn't been necessary for nearly 20 years, but the myth persists.::Airplane mode hasn't been necessary for nearly 20 years, but the myth persists.

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[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

That's asinine. It's like saying "If brakes really mattered, a cop would check your brakes before letting you drive to work in the morning"

This argument is also asinine. Cops aren’t in your car. If your brakes fail it isn’t their problem. Cops don’t give a fuck about your safety.

The airline crew are in your plane. If there was actually a safety risk they would absolutely do something about it because it affects them personally.

The reality is there is no safety risk which is why they don’t do anything. If safety was actually reliant on people turn on airplane mode then we’d all be fucked.