I try to keep an open mind.

I see pistols that have capacity that in my wildest dreams I never though could happen. I see shotguns with short barrels and pistol grips being sold openly....legally. Guns like Mare's Legs which are pretty cool, but my memory goes back far enough to remember when......uh.

So while I believe that all of this is "positive" I don't believe that it gets to the heart of your question. Still, I believe that you really have to look at it through that type of lens.

Would I want to fly from LA to New York in 1st class or on a 6 day trip in a bi-plane? I don't think they used CNC machining on a bi-plane motor...I might be wrong.

I'm not in a hurry so I would probably chose a 1973 flight on a Southwest Airlines flight so I could smoke cigarettes and look at Stewardesses in hot pants.....the good old days.