There is an an evil afoot in modern society and that evil is the suppression of spontaneity.
Spontaneity adds to quality of life and the reduction of it reduces quality of modern life.
There are several causes. In London, for example, it may take 45 minutes to get to a friends' house - so it doesn't make much sense to embark on a 1.5h round trip on the off-chance your friend is in and up for beer or coffee or whatever.
However, the pricing models of transport companies activity suppresses spontaneous behaviour. Cheap deals on trains and planes invariably requires tickets to be booked weeks - even months - in advance. Fat chance of spontaneous off-the-cuff meetings and trips.
Flat-fees for off-peak travel would enable people who don't plan their lives weeks in advance to have a good deal more fun.
Stop the killjoys - start spontaneity!
