Travel is actually bad. Sure it allows some subset of wealthy people to “become more cultured” and use it as a status symbol but that’s because it’s inherently exclusive. There’s 8 billion people on earth, we can’t all get on planes and experience different cultures. Is it good to promote something as important to a life experience that’s only available to wealthier people?
If a person needs a plane ride to experience other cultures to no be an asshole, I suspect that they’ll be an asshole either way.
Allowing species to move into new areas and damage ecosystems is one of many problems with travel (not just planes either).
I did some traveling, I loved it, but was it worth the damage and pollution? I don’t think so.
The Luddites have discovered other forms of technology.
I feel you but let’s not throw the baby out with the bathwater. I have personally seen the radical positive change that can occur with people experiencing a new culture. They could have changed without it yes, but would they have? The cultural experience provides a valuable catalyst for change.
And I am with you on air travel - horribly polluting and we should eliminate it as a form of pleasure travel, limited to necessities. But trains are great for travel! I think getting out of your own cultural zone can be really important for some people.
I do think travel being limited by wealth is a problem to be tackled, via all workers having the right to take a yearly vacation (whether they travel or stay home) and fair compensation that allows people to cover life’s expenses and still build a savings.
Cross species introduction is hard and I really don’t know what to do there, and i know it’s vitally important from dealing with some invasive species where i’m at. Part of me wants to say stricter punishments and fines for people who violate, but then that depends on the inspection aspect. And I hate the idea of giving even more power to any government today. Maybe travel not being allowed between specific areas that have species with potential to cross-interact, but that would be insane to figure out in the first place and then keep it up-to-date. The more I think about it, the harder it is to solve.
Maybe you are right, though I really wish there was some way for travel to be completely ethical. But maybe that’s not universally possible.
“People are shit, that is why they must travel the world” It’s just as good an argument as “people are bad, that is why they need Jesus”
Your trolling is weak, try harder lol
So where is this mosquito now? Deported? Still in Germany?
Hope that person’s family is compensated. That’s awful.
I cant wait until we eradicate mosquitoes from this planet. All they do is make life worse for everyone.
Some whiny bitch is going to come along and say “OH but they are vital to the ecosystem is some parts of the world” fuck you and anyone that thinks this. They are not vital to shit.
We have the technology, we can do it.
Fuck yourself, thanks :)
I cant wait until we eradicate mosquitoes from this planet
Mosquitoes are integral parts of all ecosystems they live in, those would collapse if they somehow disappeared overnight.
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