>The common man is definitely less polluting than the average HNer - HN represents the upper % of the upper middle class. The common man in the developed world

>The common man is definitely less polluting than the average HNer - HN represents the upper % of the upper middle class. The common man in the developed world is still part of the problem. >So really, the way you frame your reply makes me think you haven’t thought through the impact on your own polluting lifestyle. You are jumping to an incorrect conclusion there. I've been thinking about it for decades which is why I don't fly nor own a car. My spending (hence consumption) is around the poverty line for my country.