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I 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 gi
by Cerium 9y ago
I 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/