Re:Ocean shipping rates have plunged 60% this year
by more_corn on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @10:16AM
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This is simply not true. Consumer transportation accounts for a tiny fraction of global energy use. This is a common tactic for blame shifting to excuse the complete lack of effort and egregious waste from the corporate and industrial sectors. Shame on you for blindly picking it up and retransmitting it.
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Re:Ocean shipping rates have plunged 60% this year
by therealdrag0 on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @10:28AM
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You seem to be changing focus. Op is pointing out that 10k fruit transported has a very low amortized cost per piece, whereas driving to the store has a low number of goods to amortize over.
This was pointed out on a freakanomics episode.
Furthermore last I checked the academic analysis I could find found that Amazon prime delivery has smaller footprint than driving to the store unless you’re getting like 14 items at once for similar reasons.
Re:Ocean shipping rates have plunged 60% this year
by banannaise on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @10:47AM
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It also completely discounts the policy decisions that lead to the car being driven. The driver didn't choose to defund public transportation and build widely spaced infrastructure that largely requires car travel.
Re:Ocean shipping rates have plunged 60% this year
by evr1isnxprt on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @10:23AM
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Shame on you for ignoring the industrial feedback loop that is required to make consumer vehicles.
The building and refueling of gas stations.
Shipping replacement parts.
The trip to the store is not their only impact.
You’re cherry picking a stat that represents the smallest part you want to take responsibility for but demand for all of it as resource costs.