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I thought to myself: "Someone who cared could probably have got a train from most of Europe to Davos!"

Then I thought about the sort of people that go to these things, and how long the train takes. They're oh so terribly important (sarcasm), that they simply cannot afford the time lost by traveling in anything other than a jet.

And that I think is the problem - from the Davos-attendee right down to you and I with our cars + central heating/air-con: we all want things to improve, but we also all value (consciously or otherwise) our own comfort/time/convenience more

"Well OF COURSE most people should take the train to Davos. Absolutely! Its the climate friendly choice! I had to take a jet though because I am very busy."

Or if they were stuck with us, they'd work on better options being made available on the train.

I think the problem is security. Here in Switzerland, there's demos in various cities and also of course at Davos. If you would put them in trains, it would be harder to do it safely.

(of course, why they even need so much security is another thing)

At some point, they'll have to be escorted by the military wherever they go, as more and more people will get angry at their unwillingness to fight (if not their contribution to) the ecological collapse.

I hope it isn't too late to escape this vicious cycle.

That this level of security is needed to protect the wealthy elites from the masses really should make you think about how absurd the concentration of wealth and power is.

Many companies bought a security and business continuity review and as a result the CEO must fly personal jet.

They must? But who decided, exactly? Should they really be in charge if their decisions are bad for everyone? Shouldn't the people have the last word on such matter -- in a democracy at least?

Such a review is usually bought from an independent consulting company. Of course it is BS, yet nobody can do anything.

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