From “In da Gadda de Vita Through A Cracked Dark Mirror”, by Doctor What:

LEO: Airships. The primary mode of travel on this world are airships. Multiple varieties. Big ones. Small ones. Cargo airships. Passenger airships. A huge assortment of models to choose from. There appears to be even a personal version available…

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Airships are a topic of great controversy on AlternateHistory.com.

Most people agree, deep down in their little Final Fantasy loving hearts, that airships are the coolest thing since the trouser press. However, the frequency with which airships appear - despite the insurmountable practical issues regarding their actual usefulness in OTL - has led to a large scale backlash against the whales of the skies.

As things stand today on our grand forum, airships are a thing of fun, a way of saying “My timeline is not meant to be taken entirely seriously!”, only without actually saying it.

It is feared that someday the airship lovers shall rise up and destroy those who currently hold the whip of realism on our forum.