25 May 2022 - 05:05How would you feel about getting on a flight knowing that the pilot had been having suicidal thoughts? If you’re a regular passenger, you’ve probably already done it.
It is such an alarming prospect that some suspected pilot suicides remain hotly disputed, as with the crash of EgyptAir Flight 990 soon after departure from New York in 1999. Intentional crashing is among the theories posited for the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in 2014, though no conclusion has been made.
Even more intrusive ways of checking someone’s mental state are easy to hack. Those wanting to conceal depression will know that when asked, “In the past two weeks, how often have you felt little pleasure in doing things?”, the answer to give would be, “Not at all”.