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Interesting discussion. The travel issue is tough as many jobs now require an increasing level of it despite the rise of technology based collaboration tools. As has been pointed out many people live far from parents meaning if you are to see them on a regular basis a flight is the default option.
Fast fashion is an area that i find crazy - i recently saw the stats for a large, UK based fast fashion set-up and they airfreight all their products globally. With product returns running at circa 40% that means that the t-shirt flown from Mauritius where its made to the UK distribution hub to Sydney where the customer is and then potentially flown back as its the wrong color. That's not to mention the fact the t-shirts will be worn twice and discarded or an understanding of the working conditions at the factory or the chemical process involved in its creation.