• arandomthought@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    I assume you travel for work? Then it is only fair that the company pay the full price.
    If you travel for fun, then you should also pay the full price, there’s no need to subsidize your hobby. If you travel for family (which I don’t assume because you mention three continents) then that’s tough, I agree. But just because we have gotten used to reaching remote places fast doesn’t mean it’s the right thing to do. We have spoild ourselves on the cost of the common good and now we’re facing the consequences.

    And I also agree that changes have to be made for cars and construction, too. It’s not an “all or nothing” situation, we can take measures in all three of these fields.

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      11 months ago

      Thank you for your considered response. I indeed travel for family, which forces me to spend an insane amount of money on travelling costs for the privilege of seeing my children once in a while.

      Again, I agree that we should make trains more affordable but not at the expensive of long distance air travel.

      Airplanes contribute 2.5 - 3.5% of total emissions

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        11 months ago

        I see. That’s rough and I wish you much strength for your situation as well as the fortune to afford these travels. It sucks that money is the only way to realistically filter who “deserves” to make these journeys but sadly that’s the system we’re living in.