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Originally Posted by Furious_Male
He took risks doing what he loved to educate the masses about what many people consider the unknown parts of nature. His up close and personal approach helped researchers and environmentalists on many levels.
He knew the risks but he didn't deserve to die anymore then the astronauts on the doomed shuttle mission.
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There is an irony there
The truth is the "masses" do not give a shit unless something is "popularized" by a touch of "sensationalism", "dramatisation" - call it what you will.
There is even less interest in anything "slimy" - all the masses want to see are nice furry creatures - preferably cute with human characteristics they can identify with. The limit that tourist voyeurism goes is seeing the monkeys and parrotts. Their concept of anything environmental is limited to picking up the plastic cup in the local park.
Steve brought the "slimies" out to play and dramatised them for the masses - and did it well - hence all these GFY threads and international attention.
He also did a lot more - but of course - that matters little to the masses