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Similar to the level of healthcare one receives in the US as a function of wealth, so is the level of mobility. Litmus test: if cost was not a factor, wouldn't
by vwcx 4y ago
Similar to the level of healthcare one receives in the US as a function of wealth, so is the level of mobility.
Litmus test: if cost was not a factor, wouldn't you prefer to travel via private jet?
Tells me that we're still hurting for better mobility in this world.
- defrost 4y agoFor a decade or so my preferred method of flight for several million line kilometers about the planet was at 70 m/s 120 odd feet above the ground in a STOL high wing prop airframe. Climate wise that cost was amortised from metals consumption by the developed world. If I'm going to consume vast quantities of resources then I do like to see benefits flow to as many others as possible. Now that I'm in a rural area I see large quantities of fuel consumed by tractors to put grain into the mouths of millions.
- beefield 4y agoWell, if cost was not a factor, I'd prefer traveling long hauls with a space visiting rocket thingy, not a mundane private jet. Shorter ones, again, if cost was not a factor, I'd prefer high-speed rail or supersonic Hyperloop stations next to my origin and destination.