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[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 35 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Now imagine hundreds of them populating the skies over a densely populated city, just to carry a few hundred rich people around.

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 29 points 4 days ago (2 children)

When you say it like that, it sounds better in some ways and worse in others.

You take the rough with the smooth

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yes, and how many helicopters fly regular passengers over your city?

There's a reason these are speciality vehicles for speciality operations, and not a generic form of transport used all the time.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

exactly. there are hundreds of them populating the sky, lugging a few hundred rich people (or their representatives) around.