Unpopular Opinion
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Rules:
1. NO POLITICS
Politics is everywhere. Let's make this about [general] and [lemmy] - specific topics, and keep politics out of it.
2. Be civil.
Disagreements happen, but that doesn’t provide the right to personally attack others. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Please also refrain from gatekeeping others' opinions.
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4. Shitposts and memes are allowed but...
Only until they prove to be a problem. They can and will be removed at moderator discretion.
5. No trolling.
This shouldn't need an explanation. If your post or comment is made just to get a rise with no real value, it will be removed. You do this too often, you will get a vacation to touch grass, away from this community for 1 or more days. Repeat offenses will result in a perma-ban.
6. Defend your opinion
This is a bit of a mix of rules 4 and 5 to help foster higher quality posts. You are expected to defend your unpopular opinion in the post body. We don't expect a whole manifesto (please, no manifestos), but you should at least provide some details as to why you hold the position you do.
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Commercial air travel is very efficient. You just see the propaganda here about hating the rich and conflate it with private.
Relative to what?
Relative to how busses are more efficient to cars and how in general public modes of transport are much more effective than riding a massive tin can all by yourself.
If you drive an average car on your own, you emit only slightly more (10%) CO2 per km, compared to an average plane with average occupancy. Not that efficient tbh.
Doesn't it depend on how full the plane is.
How many empty planes you've been on recently? I fly 4 or 5 times a year and rarely have an open seat next to me in eco+ much less regular economy. And if I do have space it's on a red-eye.
Is it? The most optimistic numbers I'm seeing puts it close to car travel per km. An ICE car that is, not an EV.