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I've been more and more conscious about microplastics. I was not aware that the laundry and dishwasher pods are just plastic which then goes into the water system.

What can be done to prevent microplastics?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

I am as much an organatarian when it comes to things like plastics as I am a vegetarian when it comes to meat consumption. What better can the average person do?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Make a list of all the things to worry about. Where does microplastics fall on that list? Is it above or below flushing with the toilet lid open?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It bothers me that people are worried about this and pfas but not nitrogen oxides or failures-to-deliver. It shows we worry about what we are told to worry about, rather than what maybe we should worry about.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What is failure-to-deliver? A woman who stays pregnant fo the rest of her life?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Pretty much. It is when someone sells stock in a company but never delivers the stock. It's a great way to steal a bunch of money from the economy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

That depends on how aggressively they modify hormones and how long term a view you have.

Will it end the human race?

Probably not.

Will it lead to birth defects and cancer upticks, yup.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Use the prioritization list template from "What Color Is Your Parachute."

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

With all the shit Corps add to food nowadays the less I give a fuck it's microplastics tbh..

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

You don't need to eat that shit though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

It won't be fixed without a revolution so worried isn't the right word. Resigned to the neoliberal order about to crumble into its natural progression.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

First they came for our Lead based fuel Then they came for our Lead based paint They're not touching Lead based ammo, because Lead based ammo isn't killing people. People are killing people.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Not particularly

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