People can't even afford the cars they finance. Having your own plane is extremely rare. Even if you COULD have your own space craft, they would be more rare than owning a plane.
Funny I don't even consider hacking on my own car like switching the infotainment system (11 yr old car)
The spacecraft mechanics in sci-fi who are born today are auto gearheads. It is funny to think about something so romanticized where the modern day equivalent is comparatively mundane. At least, it is to me, I'm sure a lot of people spending their life on it do not find it mundane at all.
I pay Firestone to do my oil change lol, it's pretty sad, I like driving fast cars but don't work on em
I think the anime Cowboy Bebop has influenced my mind on what it could be like again fantasy but yeah. Mix of older looking hardware seems more tangible like this interface
