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by bernf 1390 days ago
This was already an incredibly stupid concept pushed by large megacorp polluters to make individuals feel bad about their miniscule contributions. The term "carbon footprint" was literally invented by marketing/lobby firms to make a person using a straw feel worse than oil spills. I couldn't name a single person who cares about that random number.
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Oh I don't know. I like megacorps-- sometimes. Our individual actions make a difference. If everyone stops flying because they care about this number, well, the airlines will disappear. Our individual actions can make a difference.
Did you not notice what happened when people stopped flying during the pandemic? Empty planes were literally flying around to save gate privileges. What does that tell you? Pass me some of that ha
"If everyone stops sailing ..." etc.