d. All of the above

The world's leaders looked at history, and instead of saying "we won't make these mistakes again", they said "we can do it better".

If one paycheck is all that stands between half of the people and homelessness, can it really be called the "middle" class?

The performative ape

So, just science being science then? Disagreements have always been a part of science, and always will be. The only important factor is how they are handled. Think a study is flawed? Repeat it, and change the flaws to see if the results differ significantly. But openly discrediting any evidence (for or against a case) without testing is as unscientific as it gets. I believe the person at the end also has a point: yeah, we don't know if microplastics are as bad as they say, but better safe than sorry.

Forced upgrades (or downgrades) really are the worst. Same for opt-out services instead of opt-in. Give choice back to the customer goddammit!

The best thing about caving is that you don't have to do it. Still, sucks for the guy, his family and his friends.

Losing your house is great for reconnecting with nature I guess

I'd imagine the amount of road particles ripped up is less than the amount of CO~2~, NO~x~, ozone and other pollutants and fine particles emitted by combustion engines, but I'm no expert. Only time will tell, but at least short-term the results seem positive.

Might seem dull some people, but I think you did a good job for the community.

Like all countries, there's some good and bad things to say, but I think that investing in renewables was a very smart move on their part.

It's always nice to see some good news in the shitshow that is modern day life, makes me hopeful that a better future is still possible. I hope that one day Beijing (and the rest of the world) can go back to clean air 365 days a year.