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This might be the most depressing thing I have seen this year. Jane Goodall in an advertisement for British Airways, promoting flying.
Why do people find it so hard to make the connection between what we do, and the destruction of the living world we love? @JaneGoodallInst?
Why do even highly intelligent people find it so hard to see the big picture?
Flying > #ClimateBreakdown > threatens to destroy everything Jane Goodall loves.
How much does she have to avert her eyes to, to appear in this ad?
For those of you seeking to justify this: no, there is simply no excuse for appearing in an advertisement for one of the activities pushing us fastest towards environmental catastrophe. Especially if you're supposed to be an environmentalist!
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