We have other means of transportation that are faster, almost instantaneous actually, but they aren't as fun. Also we play sports of them. I'll take you up if you like.
No, because of my job (I'm a Quidditch player), if I use a certain broom, they sell more brooms of that brand, so companies pay me to use their brooms. They also pay me for the clothes I wear, the cologne I wear, the shoes I wear. I get paid a lot to use free things.