> "[I]t would have been a moonshot three years ago. Today it's nothing more than a political statement. Today it's nothing more than a political statement."
I'm not sure if this is just a statement on the current political climate or an attempt to label Wilson as an opportunist speaking now without conviction. I can't really speak to the former, but as to the latter, Wilson has been active in conservation for decades, from advocating for forest protection[0] to calling for setting aside 50% of the planet for wildlife.[1]
The former. In my view the idea is empty (beyond being a thought experiment/illustration of how badly we've messed things up already), but I'm not suggesting it's empty for lack of conviction, only that he must himself see how unrealistic it is.
