My job is to save the fucking wilderness. I don't know anything else worth saving.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker prioritizes saving wilderness above all other causes.
- In plain terms
- Wilderness is the only thing worth saving.
- What can you take from it?
- Protect nature above all else.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What defines your purpose?
- What is worth saving?
Another view
Saving wilderness matters but other causes may be equally important.
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