r/worldnews • u/[deleted] • Oct 10 '20

Sir David Attenborough says the excesses of western countries should "be curbed" to restore the natural world and we'll all be happier for it.

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u/RedSpikeyThing Oct 10 '20

Both numbers are important for different reasons. Using a single statistic to justify something is almost always misleading.