July
@july
plastic gets a bad rep but its actually an amazing technology
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Rafi
@rafi
Plastic is fantastic. Although second order effects are terrifying. This stuff is everywhere and most probably negatively affects earthlings’ health
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Maurice
@maurice
Our world is better because of plastic.
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Adam
@adam-
The microplastics swimming through my veins disagree, but I’m reminded of this George Carlin take https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rld0KDcan_w&pp=ygUVZ2VvcmdlIGNhcmxpbiBwbGFzdGlj
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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
As often, the tech itself is agnostic, and it’s the human handling of it that makes it a benefit or a hazard. Right now the jury is still out on the effects of microplastic and nanoplastic (MNP) on the brain and heart — but if the link to dementia and cardiovascular events is confirmed, then at the rate of increasing environmental concentration of MNP, we might well be facing a pretty major health crisis in the coming decades. Unlike the mad cow situation, this one won’t be easy to reverse and could take centuries https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03453-1
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Funut
@funut
I have to admit, I love my plastic straws 😔
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Draiælle
@drai
It makes modern medicine possible, but it's a Faustian bargain if we can't truly recycle it effectively
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Koolkheart
@koolkheart.eth
Plastic is a miracle turned monster. It solved a lot, then overstayed its welcome
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Lee
@neverlee
As with most things, the issue lies not in the product, but in how we utilize it.
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