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Kinda same, but one of my besties is a pilot.

It sucks for him now, but I think in a couple of years there will be some job openings, as the older generation of pilots, um, "retires".

In the meantime, we really should have a discussion about whether or not air travel is sustainable, and if we really need to travel so much. It's a luxury that Earth may not be able to afford.

Carbon emissions are much worse from global commerce via boat. Not sure how to solve that one without uprooting the entire global econo-...

Hey, wait, we're already doing that. Even though the coming months are a golden opportunity, I have the utmost faith that we can completely squander affecting change in the right direction. We can debate things here in a pseudonymous forum, and that'll be about the end of it.

It's shitty, because at a personal level, my loved ones and I are mostly going to be fine. My nuclear family (two entire people & two kitties) are going to be fine no matter what. Feeling some guilt, but also like, "OK 'Boomer, you did this to yourself. Sleep in the bed you shat."