That’s not what they said.. When asked, “does the future include us wearing hats?” PB said, “It does.”

That is not incompatible with them becoming optional. Wishful thinking? Probably. But we’ll see if that turns out to be a distinction without a difference.

I, for one, hope we join the rest of the entire industry, and make them optional. I don’t feel as passionately about it as I used to as a commuter (for which a hat is a massive PIA), but still…. The world stopped wearing formal hats with JFK.