We have flight load information at our fingertips nowadays but does it really help?
It has hindered me lately.

Back in the day, you were very lucky to get load information. I mean, you could get it from your own airline usually but only at the airport, from an agent. There were basically zero do it yourself options.

I took many NRSA trips without knowing any load information and often without a hotel booked. Before the internet, there really was no other way that I knew of.
I never had a problem getting anywhere. Of course, there were more routes and bigger planes back then.

My problem today is that with all the load info at my fingertips, I find myself second guessing everything.
There have been dozens of planned trips that I did not do because I had the load information and it seemed too tight. I would have made the flights and been upgraded on most also.
Back in the day, I would have just gone and been successful, all because I did not have the load information
I am finding that if you get out and try, you will often make it. I wish I could stop second guessing myself...

Any comments?
Anybody else have this issue sometimes?