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[–] 9 points 6 months ago (4 children)

That putting lead in gasoline decades ago fucked human progress and we'd have achieved much more by now if not for that.

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  • [–] 8 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Fun fact: The guy who invented leaded gasoline later went on to invent fridges that use CFCs as coolant (Thomas Midgley Jr). Probably the person who single-handedly had the worst impact on the environment in all of history.

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