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This argument doesn't really hold up given current law. I'm prohibited from removing all kinds of emissions devices on my personal vehicles driven on my own per

• oceanplexian 3y ago
  There are some practical reasons but safety is certainly one. Unlike cars, the lifespan of an airplane is usually measured in decades. Not saying it's impossible, but you can't demand we redesign airplanes overnight to add a bunch of weight and complexity for a fleet that was mostly built in the 1950s-1970s. I would also note, I am a shade tree mechanic and work on a lot of cars, the #1 source of failures in modern cars is almost always complicated emissions control systems, so it's a harder problem than it looks like.
• ThorsBane 3y ago
  It's moreso that nobody is in a position to start dictating to someone else what they can or can't do on account of emissions. That would be a dystopia and a bunch of bureacrats citing "collective survival" to ban things and stunt everyone else while they recline in luxury. That is what history shows. What does removing emissions devices on your personal vehicles have to do with whether or not someone wants to fly? Advocate for better devices and less invasive devices that do not add costs. That's a separate concern and subject from whether or not someone can fly. All your argument would do is just justify The Next Ban with flimsy justifications.
  • sidewndr46 3y ago
    "start dictating" - this is literally how emissions laws work in the US. If I am allowed to impose unlimited externalities on others for my own personal gain then why would I ever choose not to?