Travel addiction.

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In his 1962 book that gave us the word "paradigm," "The structure of scientific revolutions", Thomas Kuhn observed that 'Novelty emerges only with difficulty, manifested by … lifelong resistance' from those 'whose productive careers have committed them to an older tradition'.
It applies, of course, to a far more comprehensive range of changes.

I have been reflecting on this when it comes to travel, as I considered what I would do to reduce my contribution to carbon emissions. I set myself a twelve-month budget of 5000 flying miles, 3000 car miles and committed to using trains and technology. It is not a scientific budget - I just felt a need to set a number as a start. I suspect the flying one will be easy ( I have not needed to fly anywhere during the last two years), the car one less so. However, the challenge of using technology more effectively intrigues me.

I have noticed the enormous amount of travel-based advertising, from cars to air travel, as the "industry" looks to re…