Starbucks says Niccol can live in his home in Newport Beach, California and commute to Starbucks’ head office 1,000 miles away on a corporate jet

  • Farid
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    528 days ago

    Even if we are talking about specifically jets that are owned privately, they could have legit use cases. It’s the abuse that is the issue. I agree with the whole “eat the rich” sentiment, but that’s a separate issue. In the system where rich people exist, the problem is abuse.

    • @[email protected]
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      828 days ago

      I vote for we start destroying the private jets without reservation and if we encounter a legitimate use case we’ll deal with it at that time.

      • @Mouselemming
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        1028 days ago

        Many could be refitted for worthy uses like fighting wildfires and transporting patients

      • Farid
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        -428 days ago

        But that won’t solve anything. That’s like treating diabetes by drinking diet soda.

        • @[email protected]
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          128 days ago

          That worked for me, that and sugar free Gatorade. Took me down from 8.3 to 4.5 without insuline. That being said, I’m an anomaly in that I don’t eat much processed food or bread. Just a really bad pop addiction.

          • Farid
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            127 days ago

            Yeah, maybe it was a bad example, because in some very specific scenario, it can work. My point was that treating a symptom won’t cure the underlying disease. Just like as long as there are rich people, trying to take away their planes won’t work.

    • @brbposting
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      228 days ago

      Legit use cases… Make A Wish comes to mind, but maybe that’d be a corporate jet or not a traditionally-private jet.

      Any exemptions for sports teams or anything? VIPs whose lives are at risk through no real fault of their own…

      • @[email protected]
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        428 days ago

        What you’re describing are use cases for charter flights - renting an aircraft for a specific, temporary purpose, usually from a company specialising in such flights - they own or lease the aircraft and employ the flight crew and maintenance staff.