Elon Musk's JetLanded in London, England, GB. Apx flt. time 9 Hours : 28 Mins
Flight Fuel Info
~ 4,731 gallons (21,481 liters).
~ 32,052 lbs (14,424 kg) of jet fuel used.
~ $28,389 cost of fuel.
~ 51 tons of CO2 emissions.
JayBlue@elonjet I drive an EV, but my old farm tractor takes gasoline. I always feel a little guilty about buying 20-30 gallons of gas each year to fuel my tractor. Meanwhile, billionaires are doing this multiple times per week. Ugh...
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Rui Malheiro@chromatic @JayBlue @elonjet exactly, and we, including you, are part of the group destroying this planet. Elon is flying a Jet, you may own a car and drive it when you could use a bike, we buy stuff we don't need and eat food from far away and heat/cool our houses unecessary.
„But a Jet is 10,000 times as bad.“ Yes. 🤬
But we are 100,000 as many.
And for every you and me pointing fingers at Elon & Co. there are 10 humans that could point a finger at you and me. And they should!
Picture this. 10 Humans from around the globe showing you, how we destroy their lives. Then you just turn around at somebody doing the same shit, just more of it...
@chromatic @bastian @elonjet All valid points, IMO. I believe what separates many of us from the masses, though, is that we're concerned and actively trying to manage and reduce our impact every day. I'm trying to use my limited resources to switch to electric cars, install solar power, preserve habitat, etc, and to support organizations that enable others to do the same. If the hundreds of thousands in my economic class start thinking and acting similarly, it would make a huge positive impact. It only makes it harder to convince them to make these changes when the most "successful" members of society are consuming resources at rates comparable to small cities.
@JayBlue @chromatic @elonjet true. But if you are doing what you are saying, you already make an impact and lead by example — worst case you show, that it is possible and take the fear of change away, at least a bit.
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