— Your works are mainly dedicated to innovators in the field of transport

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But this is only a small part of society. I wonder how the development of transport affects the daily life of other social strata: young people, housewives, the elderly?
Innovators are showing what the society of the future might be like. I remember when we first used the term “virtual mobility,” we were laughed at in the research center. When we did the first live interviews over the Internet in 1999, it was something completely new. And now it has become part of everyday communication. Today, the older generation, that is, people around 65, spend a lot of time on the Internet, and young people often make video calls via Face Time, and this is completely list of israel cell phone numbers normal. One of the main points of my research is how mobility, in particular virtual mobility, and digital technologies have become something ordinary.

— More and more people use the Internet — that’s obvious. But can we say that physical mobility has also become something habitual? After all, for example, housewives or elderly people do not travel as often as, for example, businessmen.
Yes, it has become absolutely normal to live in Munich and spend the weekend, for example, in the Balearic Islands. People travel to Cuba or Thailand because they like to visit new places.

Everything that is related to the sphere of consumption: food, clothes, electrical appliances - all this comes to us thanks to logistics and air transport. So it can be said that the entire lifestyle of the Western world is built on mobility.

Communication technologies make it possible to work together at a distance. Photo: De Balle/ Flickr.com
Communication technologies make it possible to work together at a distance. Photo: De Balle/ Flickr.com
— Mobility is considered a public good. But in your articles you write about “mobile threats to society.” What are these threats?
Firstly, there is the threat of large CO2 emissions and climate change. Environmental risks directly depend on individual decisions about where to travel, how often and how far. Secondly, we must not forget about the significant health risks associated with moving. People who have to travel a lot for work get sick much more often. Such people, on the one hand, have more freedom and choice, but, on the other hand, they do not participate in the life of the company. Therefore, if they stay abroad for a long time, then it may be difficult for them to return back to the company and develop their career further.