I actually meant it as a compliment, thanks for pointing out that it can be received differently. I liked this “quick take” and believe it would have been a high-quality post.
I was not aware that my comment would reduce the number of quick takes and posts, but I feel deleting my comment now just because of the downvotes would also be weird. So, if anyone reads this and felt discouraged by the above, I hope you rather post your things somewhere rather than not at all.
Not OP, but I would guess OP would recommend to pay only proportional to your estimated CO2 footprint. If you rarely travel, it will be much less than $35 (iirc veganism has a much smaller impact on CO2 than intercontinental flights).