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dilbert finds it easier to do nothing, criticise public figures like david attenborough and greta thurnberg, and 'sagely' point at the chinese to justify his perfect inaction.

I don't think I've ever criticised Thunberg.

I think its quite likely Attenborough, besides probably having the largest footprint of any human in history, singlehandedly triggered the stupid exotic selfie culture. Now everyone wants to copy him.

Well done moron, its OK the planet will fix itself.

Last edited by Dilbert_X (2020-10-07 05:55:27)

Which came first?

very hot take dilbert. sorry, but david attenborough is considered a national treasure by many. a category that is normally suspect to all hell, but in this case seems fairly unimpeachable. science communicators are very, very important, especially in these times. as larssen rightfully pointed out above, he has done more to bring the natural world into the sealed-bubble living rooms of closed-off mainstream suburbia than just about anyone else.

you being irritated about people taking selfies in far-flung locations ... ok. you do you, you miserable cunt. meanwhile any number of conservation projects and wildlife foundations have no doubt benefitted immensely from his publicity.

Last edited by uziq (2020-10-07 06:10:21)

dilbert: i paid for a bench! i donate to a cat shelter!
also dilbert: oh, the most prominent advocate for wildlife conservation in the world? pfffft, now people take selfies on holiday! he’s a loser!

Dilbert_X wrote:

Trouble is everyone wants to do it now
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/ne … 16946.html

A recent study by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNTWO) compiled figures from government and tour operators throughout the continent to assess the state of the wildlife tourism industry. It found that the industry contributes 80% of international travel sales to the continent, a large percentage of the $34.2 billion African tourism industry.

https://edition.cnn.com/2015/07/29/afri … index.html

so wildlife/safari holidays account for ca. 80% of a $34 billion industry.

the size of the hotel-resorts and package holiday market? $510bn.

you may as well blame tiger woods or something for global warming. he has no doubt encouraged many businessmen to fly to golf resorts on the canary islands or wherever-else to play 18-holes.

Last edited by uziq (2020-10-07 06:30:18)

his brother was the kind old owner in jurassic park. think paternalistic, kindly grandfather figure with a penchant for nature and animals.

he quite obviously does work for the BBC. why would he work for an american cable channel?

have you ever left new jersey?

i don't over-estimate at all. i said he's considered a 'national' treasure not a global superstar. his outreach through the BBC documentaries, which are some of the most popular programs put out by the corporation (like top gear), have a reach in the hundreds of millions. there's a huge audience in the commonwealth and in places like india.

evidently people like larssen know about him, too, from a non-anglophone basis.

why are you suddenly invoking middle america's tv watching habits as the great yardstick of success? i'm not sure why you're making a big deal out of the tv consumption patterns of hicks in trailer parks. oh, ok, 'monster garage' is popular, therefore david attenborough's achievements are slight.

Last edited by uziq (2020-10-07 07:20:59)

well, seeing as the BBC is a public broadcaster, often closely aligned with the UK state in projecting 'cultural' or 'soft' power, we keep very good metrics on just that sort of thing. not only the glossy BBC programs, but the BBC radio stations and world service, too.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/lates … ecord-high

More people around the world are tuning into the BBC than ever before, reaching a new high of 426m a week - an increase of 50m (13 percent) over the year, according to new figures released today.

The Global Audience Measure (GAM) shows BBC News has an audience of 394m globally, a rise of 47m. The BBC World Service in English, and 42 languages, account for 319m of that figure - with an increase of 41m.

like i said, his reach is in the hundreds of millions.

Three countries - India, Kenya and the USA - have seen the most impressive gains since 2018.

so keep 'suspecting' things based on your observations on reddit or whatever. you are wrong.

Meh, you made gains in the English speaking U.S. and to a lesser extent India. More people tune into Bollywood in India anyway.