[elhudy]

Can you help me to understand why flying is a part of the plastic waste conversation here? Outside of business travel I can't imagine many people are flying around on a consistent basis.

Avoiding commercial flight, and pushing for the public to do the same, seems more ostentatious than practical. Why not push for carbon offsets instead?

[spodek]

I generalized from plastic to pollution in general in how reducing improves lives.

I'm not sure why so many people interpret suggestions on acting in one area as exclusive of others. I expect that people/voters acting on their values will lead others to follow.

Regarding carbon offsets, I've seen no evidence they reduce emissions and believe they increase them by motivating people to fly more.

Taxing carbon emissions as well as extraction, I think would help. I think individual behavior changes will contribute to them passing, so I promote individual reduction to help promote them (I've learned I have to clarify not only individual reduction every time to avoid misinterpretation).