"It's shameful that we - as cartographers of the world - don't take enough interest to even know where they are. People are living and dying without appearing on any database." I know. Context. Context . There's nothing wrong with the above, with last sentence in context. But that last sentence makes me cringe, these days. The thought! The very thought that a human being may be anonymous, not counted, not known, not…
Don't write posts like this - it has nothing to do with the article. You know what they meant, you chose to reword it and then complain about the rewording. Now instead of discussing the article or the humanitarian crisis behind it, people (like me) have to read and respond to you.
Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith.