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>We should be looking to reduce polluting vehicles like these and also the fetishisation of cars in general. How many people here avoid flying out of principle
by passivate 5y ago
>We should be looking to reduce polluting vehicles like these and also the fetishisation of cars in general.
How many people here avoid flying out of principle?
There is a clear answer to - Do planes pollute a lot? (yes/no)
- nosianu 5y agoI thought the subject was cars right now. I see the point of bringing up something for a larger perspective, but this here is just whataboutism. With this "argument" it's useless to talk about any source of pollution - because there always is another one. Also, using a different car is very easy, it does not compare to not flying, so the comparison is more than just a little flawed to begin with.
- passivate 5y agoMy point was about being principled not whataboutism. Of the people telling others to not drive cars, how many people are avoiding flying for non-essential travel? Its easy to tell others to sacrifice, and I'm sure that everyone has at-least one cause they care about. > Also, using a different car is very easy, it does not compare to not flying, so the comparison is more than just a little flawed to begin with. What if one wants to drive a gas guzzler, but avoid airline travel? :)
- fulafel 5y agoMany have drastically reduced it, I think you assume too much environmental cynicism.
- passivate 5y agoYes, it is quite possible that I am a bit jaded. I just get tired being lectured to on that - not by you or the OP, just randos IRL, who love flying all over the world on vacation, while driving a prius or tesla.
- pbhjpbhj 5y ago>How many people here avoid flying out of principle? I'm not sure what you're expecting, but surely it's lots?
- passivate 5y agoYes, I didn't really expect an answer as nobody has those numbers. It was just rhetorical.