I reckon the argument is that if less people fly there will eventually be less planes in the air and more stimulation for alternative modes of transportation (or efficiency goals made more prominent for airplanes). But I reckon the effect of buyers is probably not gonna cut it and the only way to truly make travel more energy efficient is incentives/penalties on a corporate/government level.
I actually don't "know" either. But I suspect it has to do with knowing which python to use (system generally) and if the user wants to use global packages as well.
The article doesn't look good for him, but I would argue that most of those answers could have been said as jokes. The problems with joking in text is, of course, the lack of voice to signify that you are in fact joking.
I absolutely can't back that up though ;).