I believe this all plays into the government’s plan to destroy the airline industry.
I’ve been waiting for Greyhound and charter bus companies to start running ads about how easy it is to ride the bus. Same with rental cars and “business travel” specials.
Honestly for shorter trips, avoiding the hassle at the airport is worth the extra couple of hours on the road.
For cross country there isn’t much of alternative to flying, but short trips plenty.
Not to mention an amtrak revival in passenger trains. But in all seriousness, once Big Brother has run amok and gets away with our degradation in airports who or what is to prevent them from installing these scanners and grope fest at bus stations? Train Stations? Schools? Stadiums? Anyplace and anywhere large groups of people will be meeting at???? Is this how we want to live our lives? Really?