• @Death_Equity
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    1314 months ago

    We are so close to being able to cum glitter. Just think of the possibilities. What a time to be alive.

  • Th4tGuyII
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    634 months ago

    I’d say at least it’s not generational lead poisoning, but we’ll probably end up with that too at this rate

    • @[email protected]
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      394 months ago

      Approximately 40.5% of men and women will be diagnosed with cancer at some point during their lifetimes.

      this might be worse than generational lead poisoning

      • @MotoAsh
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        144 months ago

        Nah, everybody dies of something. It’s also never ACTUALLY “old age”. It’s either cancer, or a cascading failure of organs caused by a chronic disease, or both.

          • @MotoAsh
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            34 months ago

            and is it like how there were “suddenly” more left handed or non-straight people? Sounds more like everyone jumping on headlines.

            • @BeMoreCareful
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              144 months ago

              Maybe pumping chemicals and plastic into the food and water supply is actually really good for us. I bet everyone didn’t think about that.

              • @MotoAsh
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                -14 months ago

                You might be able to link the cited article to a decline in sperm count.

                Might. Saying, “yep, definitely why cancer” is simply and only a jump to conclusions.

        • Optional
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          34 months ago

          Step 1: assessment of current situation as a bad thing

          Step 2: lemmy user defends bad thing for reasons, as one does

          Step 3: ablockalypse nao

          • @MotoAsh
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            44 months ago

            I am not defending microplastics, but pointing out how there are baseless assumptions being made.

      • @SparrowRanjitScaur
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        94 months ago

        There’s no way microplastics are worse than heavy metal poisoning.

          • @SparrowRanjitScaur
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            84 months ago

            We used to put lead in gasoline and emit lead fumes everywhere we drove. I still don’t think microplastics can compare.

        • @[email protected]
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          14 months ago

          worse is pretty subjective… is brain damage worse than brain cancer?
          the full effects of this aren’t understood, of course… but my money is on: very very bad.

      • @ChicoSuave
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        64 months ago

        Nah, generational lead poisoning gave us the Great Regression, taking our boomers and making them the way they are instead of being their parents, who flew to the moon and made the UN as a way to foster discission before jumping into war. There was hope in humanity’s actions before lead made myopic narcissists who were okay with poisoning the world.

        • @[email protected]
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          54 months ago

          lead was in everything way before the boomers… pipes, cups, plates, paint… people used to bite lead fishing weights….

          lead led to the downfall of rome….

          the generations before the boomers were plenty good at poisoning the earth…. and many boomers did want to stop it and started the whole hippie thing, earth day, and civil right….

          it’s all so much more complex than that….

          • @ChicoSuave
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            114 months ago

            It was leaded gasoline that made lead ubiquitous. Previously folks could minimize the exposure with precaution but by 1930 it was inescapable. No longer limited to physical proximity, lead fumes ensured it was in the air and rain put it in the water.

    • @Death_Equity
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      104 months ago

      Probably worse. There is a high risk that the microplastics will cause inflammation that will lead to cancer. Microplastics are everywhere in our bodies, which means we may develop cancers throughout our body.

    • threelonmusketeers
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      24 months ago

      Nice profile picture… Tim. Are you aware of [email protected]? It’s not very active, but that’s sort of to be expected in the given circumstances. Just thought I’d let you know in case you missed it.

      • Th4tGuyII
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        24 months ago

        I wasn’t, but just subscribed - I keep the flag on this and my KBin profile as a tribute

        • threelonmusketeers
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          14 months ago

          Nice! The community is not very active, but I’ve been working with a friend on some HI trivia quizzes, which we are posting sporatically.

          I just saw that the fediverse canvas (like r/place) is returning next month. Do you think we might try to carve out a small HI patch?

  • Nougat
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    334 months ago

    “You got microplastics in my semen!”

    “You got semen in my microplastics!”

    • Reese’s SemenPlastic Cups
  • @cultsuperstar
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    174 months ago

    They found it women’s placenta as well. We’re fucked as a species.

    • shastaxc
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      14 months ago

      That’s fine because this isn’t /c/feelsgood

  • @MeekerThanBeaker
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    124 months ago

    Well, I’m doing my part to get rid of it all.

    Guess I’ll keep trying until there’s another solution.

    • @Nikki
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      34 months ago

      i have a solution but im not sure youre gonna like it

  • @Nastybutler
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    84 months ago

    New shitty pickup line now available: “Hey baby, how about I inject some micro plastics into you”

  • @cosmicrookie
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    84 months ago

    So… now we need to stop jerking off because this polutes the environment too! ?!

    • @ThatWeirdGuy1001
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      I mean a lot of porn stars are already filled with plastic.

      Now they can be covered in it too!

  • @thenextguy
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    54 months ago

    Are we going to breed frakking cylons now?

    • @ikidd
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      24 months ago

      I’ve seen some pretty attractive toasters.

  • Margot Robbie
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    44 months ago

    It is as Jeff Goldblum said in Jurassic Park: “Life finds a way, that way is plastic, and it’s not fantastic.”

  • @werefreeatlast
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    44 months ago

    They are still testing? I gotta send my samples!

  • @iAvicenna
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    14 months ago

    Well helloooo GOLIATH!