Greta Thunberg's Yacht to New York Used to be Named the Edmond de Rothschild—tnx d3rr

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[–]happysmash27 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Used seaworthy sailboats can actually be pretty cheap, on the order of less than $6000. The only reason that she is on such a nice one, I think, is that she is famous and has connections. Why refuse an offer to go on a nice sailboat when it isn't any worse for the environment?

What is really needed in the future, I think, is more commercial boat travel. Did you know that there is only one ocean liner still in service, the Queen Mary II across the Atlantic? Currently, the only way to get from the Americas to Eurasia-Africa without using planes is to either hitch a ride on a cargo ship, or to use a private boat like the sailboat she is taking. It's quite sad, really, as I very much prefer boats to planes myself.

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She's a teenage climate activist hanging out with billionaires and princes who are very likely involved with climate policy... smells fishy and non-organic to me.

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Ha! Fishy because we are talking about a boat. And non-organic because we are talking about billionaires and princes.

[–]Nooice 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's just manufactured outrage media. Gets more clicks. Give it a few weeks and it will be something else.