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qpwoeirutyzzzz
10y ago
This is an incomplete and thus inaccurate assessement. The efficiency is massively dependent on the distance being traveled. Shorter domestic flights are nowhere near as economical as longer ones. Longer flights amortize the hugely ineff
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qpwoeirutyzzzz
10y ago
It's pretty irrelevant to make the comparison against automobiles because you're assuming the travel will occur regardless of mode. Most air travel is arguably frivolous, and wouldn't occur if required to do so by automobile
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qpwoeirutyzzzz
10y ago
All my accounts are throw-away accounts, I have no interest in maintaining some persistent identity on HN.
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qpwoeirutyzzzz
10y ago
For starters have fewer or no kids, and stop traveling frivolously by air. Aircraft emissions, because they are made at high altitude, have a climate impact that is leveraged by a factor commonly estimated to be 2.7 higher than the same emi
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qpwoeirutyzzzz
10y ago
You were sold a fantasy setting expectations beyond all probability. Welcome to reality, now it's time to learn to enjoy your life and please try not to leave a trail of destruction and waste in the process.