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The vast majority of plastic in the ocean is fishing nets. Stop eating meat!
First asbestos, then lead, then this. Hopefully we'll agree to fix this too.
We: No more plastics!
Them: plastic removal surgery! Only $236.99 for each eye!
Them: take Plastowy once a week to reduce the plastics in your testicles. Don't got testicles yet? Try Plastowy today! Side effects include but are not limited to mild headaches, blueing of the skin, mild death, heavy death, deadly death and really fucking dead. Consult your obstetrician if you're pretty sure those are new. You know what we're talking about.
Remember, capitalists can only capitalize if their heads are still attached to their bodies.
Great, now study how it affects humans.
I'm particularly interested in what sort of double-whammy compounding effect it might have on Boomers who are already brain-damaged from lead poisoning.
I'm interested in the inevitable double whammy for those of us who grew up in both plastic and PFAS filled environments.
I can really see a future in my lifetime where plastic and PFAS exposure is identified as causing severe damage to humans and animals. I just feel utterly immersed in them whether I like it or not.
The pesticide poisoning might counteract that. Although probably not.
Owlzheimer's.
Gotta laugh to avoid the constant weeping and/or screaming.
No problem, I’ll just eat less plastic!
…oh wait.
TBH if I get any dumber I might have to start looking into whether it's all that plastic as well.
If you get dumb enough, you'll stop looking into the source of your dumbness. taps-head.jpg
The only habitable planet anywhere near that area, but tourists are gradually turning it to a pile of trash. I won't visit again until someone cleans it up. Giving it 2/5 stars.
Yeah Earth sucks.
Earth chicks suck.
commenting to boost activity on this
I don't think Lemmy works like that.
There are a few options to sort the topics. One of them is boosted by commenting.
Fuck it, have my updoot, lawl
Do you comment here often?
I comment here for the articles.
Seagulls?!? That's just how they are, fam.