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> We have hundreds millions of people basically teleporting between continents every day That's hyperbole. In 2019 there were 4.5 billion passengers boarding a
by wcoenen 6y ago
> We have hundreds millions of people basically teleporting between continents every day
That's hyperbole. In 2019 there were 4.5 billion passengers boarding a flight[1]. Divide by 365 days and you get on the order of 10 million per day, most of which will not be intercontinental.
I don't disagree about the amount of air travel nowadays facilitating pandemics, just wanted to get the numbers straight.
[1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/564717/airline-industry-passenger-traffic-globally/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/564717/airline-industry-...
- tomglynch 6y agoYou are arguing a very minor point.
- wcoenen 6y agoI appreciate the feedback, it feels better than getting only downvotes. I thought it was an important point because the number was off by at least an order of magnitude, maybe two. But I can see how my response might have been seen as pedantic.