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by tobyjsullivan 921 days ago
Where are you setting the bar for something to be commonly accessible?

Only about 60% of the world’s population has reliable access to clean drinking water. 18% of people own a car.

Compared to those numbers, 20% of people flying seems downright common - especially considering many people likely never fly simply because they have nowhere worth going (relative to cost).

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Yeah, it’s unconscionable that that such a small percentage of the population have access to clean, drinking water, given its triviality and creating

So yes 100% of the population having clean water seems like the low bar

As to flying, it’s probably good there aren’t more flyers