• brucethemoose@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    It’s really amazing how much damage his loss probably did to the world.

    I can’t think of any pro-wildlife “influencers” that would be at his level today, much less wherever he would have reached in the remaining years.

    • The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldOP
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      5 months ago

      David Attenborough’s narrations for nature docs, maybe? But that’s not really the same as watching a wildlife fanatic like Steve Irwin.

      He has a son that seems eager to follow in his footsteps, so maybe he’ll fill that void one day.

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      5 months ago

      In the anglosphere maybe, which most of Lemmy seems to represent. I come across countless legends doing the same work but without the same recognition. When Greta Thunberg, who I admire, became big I read an article about all the people around her age that have been doing the same campaigning. They were mostly indigenous people so nobody came along with a TV show for them.

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        5 months ago

        I shudder to think that Greta is attributed to Conservation in the same breath as Steve Irwin!

        Greta should be at home and in school and preparing to live her life as an adult. If she as an adult became a climate activist and held the Top-7 or Top-10 or Top-20 corporations accountable, sure that would be commendable.

        Nothing gets done blaming others and while taking no action against the wrongdoers. yourself

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          She’s 21. she’s been an adult for a few years now. She is still a climate activist and is still holding corporations accountable and she is still commendable.