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I wonder how long it'll be before they'll start selling bottled purified air, or something. I could even envision metered filters as a mandatory installation for every enclosed space.
They already do in places like Colorado. Not air but bottled oxygen for tourists not used to the lack thereof.
This may be the most Freemium thing I've ever seen in real life...
To be fair it’s oxygen and not air and designed for people who come from sea level, but yeah.
Also I can’t say I wouldn’t take them up on that. When I was a teenager I went to summit county on a snowboard trip and coming from sea level…. Despite being an athlete… I was winded just going up a flight of stairs. But your body adjusts after a day or two as long as you hydrate and don’t drink alcohol.
That does make some sense, but the whole idea of privatising the distribution of life-sustaining gasses while it isn't strictly needed gives me the creeps.
As per your example, there's still air at high altitude, and the body does just fine in adjusting to the variation; would not have a problem with medical uses for people who have cardiopulmonary issues, to be clear.
It feels like putting the pot on the burner and starting it up at Low, y'know?
Oh totally. It’s just for privileged people to have a better vacation. And honestly, when one has a bad headache one will do anything to stop it.
Without the ability to sell oxygen it wouldn't be as accessible to those that end up needing it.
Been a thing for a while now, you haven't heard?
I have been blissfully ignorant until now, it seems...
How can things be THIS much worse than what one would expect?
Your expectations were too optimistic.
A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals, and you know it.
Agent Kay, MiB
Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin
(By the way, the average American has the literacy level of a 5th-6th grader now, so that's about 160 millionish people basically dumber than 6th graders, 11 year olds)
I think you're right. I do have a problem with misplaced hope, I'm noticing...
I used to as well.
I was going to post you a link of Land of Confusion cover, but I broke down into ugly crying for 10 minutes... something in it triggered me, remembering all the high hopes I used to have for humanity...
Oh, I'm really sorry to hear that... I have similar moments from time to time, it's heartbreaking at a completely unprecedented level...
I'll look it up, thank you!
Good news! They already do! https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-vitality-air-sales-update-bottled-air-1.5073762
Jesus Christ...
