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Originally Posted by Bunkster
Related to a decline in automotive interest would be aeronautical. The trend there seems about the same:
http://airfactsjournal.com/2012/10/mayday-the-declining-pilot-population/
One paragraph in that story:
“One reason there are fewer pilots is because the mood in our country has changed. There is more of a tendency today for people to be needy and dependent and risk-averse. That is not a good demographic for flight training or for flying.”
It also doesn’t help when fathers teach their children about risk with lessons such as this:
I think I’m going to start drinking. Very, very heavily.
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You sir have summed it all up perfectly. Things right now are hopeless.