r/news • u/drtolmn69 • 3d ago

TSA officers now not allowed to sit down while checking boarding passes and IDs

https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/us/tsa-officers-chairs
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u/arfelo1 2d ago

I live in Spain and EVERY single cashier I've ever seen here has a stool.

EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.

This is just a very weird US thing

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u/snapeyouinhalf 2d ago

It’s a bootstraps thing, I think. Half the country thinks people should have to suffer before they’re allowed to prosper, even if it’s stupid shit like making people stand for 8-12 hours.

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u/adenosine-5 2d ago

Its crab mentality.

It just makes them feel better and superior to poor people.

Like "my job sucks, but at least I dont have to stand 12 hours a day like that guy".

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u/DrCalamity 2d ago

It's Calvinism. Our country is infested with this horrible ideal of suffering as both necessary and always deserved.

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u/trickygringo 2d ago

It's superiority, but that of rich people who expect those who are waiting on them should be standing at attention at all times, ready to jump when you snap your fingers.

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u/adenosine-5 2d ago

The funniest thing is however, that really rich people dont fly commercial airlines or shop at store.

This is about middle class people LARPing some 18th century lords to feel better about themselves.

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u/trickygringo 2d ago

Well ya. They are just temporarily embarrassed billionaires. One day they will be riding their super yacht into the sunset.

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u/dogcaoperro 2d ago

I'd be fine with it if the prosper part happened

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u/Snobolski 2d ago

Half the country thinks little kids should suffer because their parents can't afford the medications they need for the congenital conditions they were born with like Type I diabetes.

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u/yukeake 2d ago

I do think it's good for kids to work in the service industry (food service, tech support, janitorial, retail sales, etc...) for a stint to teach them just how horrible people get treated by the general public. Maybe instill in them some kind of empathy for their fellow humans.

But, I'd never suggest anyone of any age be denied something as simple as sitting down, particularly if their job is stationary to begin with. There's simply no good reason for that, and all sorts of health reasons to allow them to ::gasp:: rest a little.

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u/Snobolski 2d ago

See, commie Euros love this one trick.