The author confuses "dating" and "hooking up" with "long term relationship" and "love", seemingly conflating them into one concept, when they are in fact distinct. I'd venture to say that the people flying across the country or the world to be with one another are not primarily interested in casual encounters- the pricing mechanism already does enough to discourage that. (Why pay $600 for casual sex when it's available in the neighborhood?) "Dating", by its very nature, is something one doesn't go too far outside of one's daily routine to pursue, and by conflating it with "love", the author raises make it appear doubtful that he has a real knowledge of what love is- and to what lengths humans will go for it.

If we are to progress in the climate challenges we face, it will be by providing people the freedom to pursue the possibilities of their dreams - while simultaneously taking into account the hard facts of a small planet. This intellectually mushy article does nothing to advance progress in that direction.