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[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 100 points 1 year ago (13 children) (this is worse) permalink fedilink source hideshow 13 child comments replies: [–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 63 points 1 year ago (1 child) fighting climate change by burning petroleum! Yay permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CucumberFetish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago They are fighting not only the symptoms, but also the root cause permalink fedilink source parent [–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 27 points 1 year ago Oil in plastic from: bad, icky, kills turtles Oil in fire form: good, warming, organic permalink fedilink source parent [–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago This is only done when there's an unexpected frost in spring or summer when the poly tunnels have been taken away. permalink fedilink source parent [–] village604@adultswim.fan 5 points 1 year ago (8 children) Seeing as we don't fully understand the effects of micro plastics, it might not be. I'm still convinced that micro plastics will be the final nail in humanity's coffin, not climate change. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] somethingp@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago* I think worrying about something that's an unknown risk while ignoring the very real known risk is somewhat illogical. Especially since I'd imagine there are more than 2 possible solutions for a problem like this. Also this assumes that the produce wouldn't end up being packaged in some form of plastic at some point before arriving to the consumer anyway. permalink fedilink source parent [+] jerkface@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (5 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 year ago (4 children) You mean signs like decreased fertility? https://yaleglobalhealthreview.com/2025/05/19/microplastics-and-infertility-an-invisible-crisis/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 4 points 1 year ago* And that's why I think they'll be the nail in our coffin. Humanity can survive climate change; adapting to our environment is one of the reasons we're the dominant life form. Obviously this isn't saying that climate change is good, but humans have made it through a bottle neck before. But you can't survive a bottle neck if you can't make more people. Plus, the environment would recover when most of humanity is wiped out. Plastics are here for the next few hundred years at least. permalink fedilink source parent [+] jerkface@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 8 months ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Oh nooo... Not the fertility. We definitely aren't an overpopulated species putting extreme strain on all our environments and the planet as a whole. How can we get by if some, not all, breeders can't fulfill their animalistic urge to have shitty kids? permalink fedilink source parent [–] too_high_for_this@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago Too many people anyway permalink fedilink source parent [–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago humanity’s idiocracy but plastics based - yep. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 63 points 1 year ago (1 child) fighting climate change by burning petroleum! Yay permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CucumberFetish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago They are fighting not only the symptoms, but also the root cause permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CucumberFetish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago They are fighting not only the symptoms, but also the root cause permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 27 points 1 year ago Oil in plastic from: bad, icky, kills turtles Oil in fire form: good, warming, organic permalink fedilink source parent
[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago This is only done when there's an unexpected frost in spring or summer when the poly tunnels have been taken away. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 5 points 1 year ago (8 children) Seeing as we don't fully understand the effects of micro plastics, it might not be. I'm still convinced that micro plastics will be the final nail in humanity's coffin, not climate change. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] somethingp@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago* I think worrying about something that's an unknown risk while ignoring the very real known risk is somewhat illogical. Especially since I'd imagine there are more than 2 possible solutions for a problem like this. Also this assumes that the produce wouldn't end up being packaged in some form of plastic at some point before arriving to the consumer anyway. permalink fedilink source parent [+] jerkface@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (5 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 year ago (4 children) You mean signs like decreased fertility? https://yaleglobalhealthreview.com/2025/05/19/microplastics-and-infertility-an-invisible-crisis/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 4 points 1 year ago* And that's why I think they'll be the nail in our coffin. Humanity can survive climate change; adapting to our environment is one of the reasons we're the dominant life form. Obviously this isn't saying that climate change is good, but humans have made it through a bottle neck before. But you can't survive a bottle neck if you can't make more people. Plus, the environment would recover when most of humanity is wiped out. Plastics are here for the next few hundred years at least. permalink fedilink source parent [+] jerkface@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 8 months ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Oh nooo... Not the fertility. We definitely aren't an overpopulated species putting extreme strain on all our environments and the planet as a whole. How can we get by if some, not all, breeders can't fulfill their animalistic urge to have shitty kids? permalink fedilink source parent [–] too_high_for_this@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago Too many people anyway permalink fedilink source parent [–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago humanity’s idiocracy but plastics based - yep. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] somethingp@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago* I think worrying about something that's an unknown risk while ignoring the very real known risk is somewhat illogical. Especially since I'd imagine there are more than 2 possible solutions for a problem like this. Also this assumes that the produce wouldn't end up being packaged in some form of plastic at some point before arriving to the consumer anyway. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] jerkface@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (5 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 year ago (4 children) You mean signs like decreased fertility? https://yaleglobalhealthreview.com/2025/05/19/microplastics-and-infertility-an-invisible-crisis/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 4 points 1 year ago* And that's why I think they'll be the nail in our coffin. Humanity can survive climate change; adapting to our environment is one of the reasons we're the dominant life form. Obviously this isn't saying that climate change is good, but humans have made it through a bottle neck before. But you can't survive a bottle neck if you can't make more people. Plus, the environment would recover when most of humanity is wiped out. Plastics are here for the next few hundred years at least. permalink fedilink source parent [+] jerkface@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 8 months ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Oh nooo... Not the fertility. We definitely aren't an overpopulated species putting extreme strain on all our environments and the planet as a whole. How can we get by if some, not all, breeders can't fulfill their animalistic urge to have shitty kids? permalink fedilink source parent [–] too_high_for_this@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago Too many people anyway permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 year ago (4 children) You mean signs like decreased fertility? https://yaleglobalhealthreview.com/2025/05/19/microplastics-and-infertility-an-invisible-crisis/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 4 points 1 year ago* And that's why I think they'll be the nail in our coffin. Humanity can survive climate change; adapting to our environment is one of the reasons we're the dominant life form. Obviously this isn't saying that climate change is good, but humans have made it through a bottle neck before. But you can't survive a bottle neck if you can't make more people. Plus, the environment would recover when most of humanity is wiped out. Plastics are here for the next few hundred years at least. permalink fedilink source parent [+] jerkface@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 8 months ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Oh nooo... Not the fertility. We definitely aren't an overpopulated species putting extreme strain on all our environments and the planet as a whole. How can we get by if some, not all, breeders can't fulfill their animalistic urge to have shitty kids? permalink fedilink source parent [–] too_high_for_this@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago Too many people anyway permalink fedilink source parent
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 4 points 1 year ago* And that's why I think they'll be the nail in our coffin. Humanity can survive climate change; adapting to our environment is one of the reasons we're the dominant life form. Obviously this isn't saying that climate change is good, but humans have made it through a bottle neck before. But you can't survive a bottle neck if you can't make more people. Plus, the environment would recover when most of humanity is wiped out. Plastics are here for the next few hundred years at least. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] jerkface@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 8 months ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Oh nooo... Not the fertility. We definitely aren't an overpopulated species putting extreme strain on all our environments and the planet as a whole. How can we get by if some, not all, breeders can't fulfill their animalistic urge to have shitty kids? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] too_high_for_this@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago Too many people anyway permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago humanity’s idiocracy but plastics based - yep. permalink fedilink source parent
