"I think it's a boondoggle to attempt to shame people into changing their behavior when they do not have viable options."
It's perhaps a boondoggle to represent a person's life as having only a single option that requires such things.
If you want to have the sort of life that requires your flights back and forth, that's one thing -- but voluntary participation in that life is a different thing than suggesting that you're trapped by circumstance.
Even if someone's lifestyle is emitting 1/10th the carbon of yours, they should still reduce it to 0 before criticizing you? Sounds like you're just trying to avoid feeling guilty and absolve yourself of any blame.
Certainly not. Being a hypocrite doesn't prevent ability to criticize. But it does weaken the argument depending on the level of hypocrisy.
I'm not avoiding feeling guilty and I know I'm not innocent. I'm trying to listen with an open mind and exchange opinions in a polite manner. (like everyone else here I hope)
It's perhaps a boondoggle to represent a person's life as having only a single option that requires such things.
If you want to have the sort of life that requires your flights back and forth, that's one thing -- but voluntary participation in that life is a different thing than suggesting that you're trapped by circumstance.