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LOL! Thanks! Yes indeed, my username is very indicative of my personality and preferences (ironically, I worked in cutting-edge biotechnology my entire career, and happily embrace 'new' and 'technology' - when there's actually a useful purpose for it, and not just for the sake of being 'new').
I appreciate all of your comments and perspectives. But...
"... basically flies and operates itself..."
Everything works until it doesn't. A lot of things are great when everything is working perfectly, but sometimes not so much in a worst case scenario. Even though 1960's technology was primitive by today's standards, much was nonetheless 'automated' (to the extent possible) in the Apollo program. I hate to think about the outcome of an Apollo 13 type accident in a Dragon, especially if it happened 180,000 miles out and not low Earth orbit.
'Modern' cars are certainly much more reliable than 'old' ones. But I still miss carrying a basic toolset in the trunk, and being able to fix on the side of the road a lot of things that might break in the 1960's cars I used to drive (back when they were daily drivers, before they became 6-figure 'collector's items').
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