People make a big deal about the TSA and all that BS, but it's not that bad. People act like you've got a 50% chance of getting a body cavity search--the TSA doesn't have that kind of time.
This mask crap is annoying, but other than that air travel is no different than it used to be--you're treated like self-loading cargo in the giant bus in the sky, but it's still the best way to get from point A to B if you're going more than ~400 miles.