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Indeed, I am always dumbfounded by the progressive, jet-set class that complain endlessly about CO2 emissions and then go fly across the world. Eating and buyi
by macinjosh 9y ago
Indeed, I am always dumbfounded by the progressive, jet-set class that complain endlessly about CO2 emissions and then go fly across the world.
Eating and buying local is good for the environment, but so is staying local.
/off-topic-rant
- melling 9y agoMy understanding is that if we did everything you say, it wouldn’t make a dent in the problem. It doesn’t really address the core problem with CO2 emissions.
- mikeash 9y agoNo individual action will. The problem isn't reducing your emissions, it's convincing everybody to do so. Focusing on air travel is particularly strange, since air travel only accounts for 2-3% of total CO2 emissions.
- Cerium 9y agoI think the world would be better off if more people traveled. Travel is an opportunity to expand your views and get along better with others. I would rather give up cars, meat, most mass produced goods, and single family homes before travel.
- croon 9y agoThat's pretty close to a Mark Twain quote: > “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.”
- badosu 9y agoThere's a striking difference between knowing a different culture/region and commuting everyday to work.
- DrScump 9y agoThe incremental waste of an additional passenger on a commercial (or full charter) flight is very different from a flight that exists to serve the needs of exactly one individual. That said, I could envision compromising my values if somebody wants to get me a Cirrus Vision[0] for Xmas. [0] https://cirrusaircraft.com/aircraft/vision-jet/ https://cirrusaircraft.com/aircraft/vision-jet/