Comment on Whistleblower 'would not' put family on Boeing 787 jet

• Kanzar@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Iirc the increase in people driving instead of flying due to 911, lead to more accidents and deaths. :(

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  • ripcord@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    But more deaths leads to fewer emissions! A bright side!

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    • ggppjj@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Well, it doesn’t really contribute to less people that much considering the global birth rate, and also it removes a usable car from service that will at this moment be replaced using materials and processes that are likely not too great and probably loaded with an interface that sucks worse ass and breaks more often. Tricky all around.

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  • ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s not great… I can only hope more people opt for trains instead this time.

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    • BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      If we had high speed rail, I’d absolutely love to take a train to just go places, but cross country trains in the US take absolutely forever. If you aren’t in a hurry, sure, great option, cheap, but doesn’t really work well for vacations or emergencies or whatever when you have very limited time.

      For example, Chicago to Seattle takes 46 hours by train but 30 hours by car. Even with stops for food, gas, and bathroom, even staying somewhere for the night, you aren’t adding 16 hours on.

      www.amtrak.com/empire-builder-train

      We really need to invest more in high speed rail… like everywhere here. Until then, unfortunately, I doubt people will shift that way overall.

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      • iheartneopets@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Idk… That might even out. During a 30 drive, I’d probably add on at least 8-9 hours for every 8-9 driven, because that’s as long as I can stand to drive at a stretch without needing to find a hotel to stop for the night. Driving for that long is goddamned miserable, and at least in a train you can book an overnight car to sleep in so that even when you sleep travel keeps happening.

        Idk, maybe I’m totally off base and this is totally personal preference, but if I’m already driving that far, I’d rather just take the train to not have to worry about driving myself.

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      • ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Gah! I wish so desperately that wasn’t the case, but I can’t dispute that. It really does feel like without investment in our rail network, there’s no good way of long distance travel, so it’s currently just a shit sandwich all around.

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      • Bartsbigbugbag@lemmy.ml ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I took a high speed train to Beijing, and it was one of the best travel experiences of my life. Way above any airplane I’ve ever been on, for sure.

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• Blackout@kbin.run ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Maybe even a return to train travel.

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  • ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I hope that prompts more funding into Amtrak if people do opt for that!

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  • Mirshe@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    One can seriously hope, and moreover hope that the trains are electrified. We seem to be pathologically afraid of re-electrifying rail in the US.

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• univers3man@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I think the problem is that this will likely lead to more driving instead of flying.

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  • stellargmite@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    As someone who lives on an island, lol. But still a good point assuming a North American car centric viewpoint. I’ll be resorting to wind power, jetski, breath stroke, or airbus. Perhaps other options including rail ( yes we have it on Islands too ) may look competitive again.

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    • lickmygiggle@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      They don’t have boats on your island? Sounds like a lack of conviction to me.

      Kidding, of course.

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• EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That’s not a silver lining at all. Jets are actually very fuel efficient compared to driving when they’re full of passengers.

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  • Croquette@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yeah but one less airplane in the air with 300 people in a train is a lot better. The issue is the infrastructure that’s shit in North America.

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    • EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      We would actually need trains that go all the places people want to go for a better price. That would definitely be cool.

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• Patches@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Gold lining: Never go home for Holidays

  Platinum Lining: Work from Home is even more commonplace, and no more random flights to the office, or on-site.

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