Took two flights this last week and was made to take my shoes off for both.
I opt out if the millimetre wave scanner though, so they basically just make it an additional thing for not toeing the line.
Any post you click through on (like the YouTube link in this one) ostensibly profits off us per eyeball hour, regardless of instance.
Which is why I really appreciate people that mirror the content in their posts or comments (though I sometimes click through anyway to make sure the content isn't editorialized).
Yours might not, but do you really think that's the case everywhere?