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[โ€“] Hirom@beehaw.org 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

regular folks like you and me can jump into a boat-sized electric pod and just fly anywhere on a whim

It's probably going to be significantly more expensive than regular taxis, which aren't cheap.

[โ€“] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

Imagine you see the first car in your life on the road and some guy with a monocle tells you: "this thing can get you anywhere in a whim."

That is so cool, you think while you are wondering if you make it through the month with you 15 cents.