We used to strive to develop a means of aviation in which after it became the technology known as planes, the whole thing is to make a wood plank(or a bar of steel, etc) to upwards from thin air. Yes, we have them.
Now, we have land structures expanding thousands of acres just for these. We have planes, made by people, for the people, controlled by people. We have tens of thousands of airports in use, for just these machines. We have special facilities for those, and we even have them fitted in missiles and gun pellets to use in war.
That is just one. We used to develop a way so wheels on the bus can go round and round itself. We do, and it is called "cars". Nowadays, there are roads everywhere. Cars, they are, everywhere. It is baffling of how widespread some of the technologies are. Just that lots upon lots upon lots of technology is made relevant just to be in advision of one extremely simple concept.
