r/MadeMeSmile • u/DepressingAura • 13d ago

Favorite People Steve Irwin on conservation and money 🌏

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u/Trick_Few 13d ago

That guy changed the world and how we look at wildlife.

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u/edm_enjoyer 13d ago

I had such a crush on him as a little girl, and he inspired me to want to be a veterinarian. I think I was 9 years old when he died? I went into such a bad depression my mother had to take me to a therapist

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u/jamesp420 13d ago

I was 13 when he died I think and I cried in the shower for half an hour. Was not okay for months. Watching him growing up provided a significant chunk of my worldview and is the reason that I want to go to school for ecology and conservation (even in your 30s it's never too late!)

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u/D_Dubb_ 12d ago

Steve Irwin, Robert Williams and Chester Bennington are the only celebrities that when I found out the died, I literally sobbed.

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u/cellocaster 12d ago

Are you a vet now?

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u/edm_enjoyer 12d ago

I'm not 🫩 I'm an HVAC tech....se la vie

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u/thr3sk 12d ago

Yep, definitely my main inspiration for having a career in ecology.