But in terms of magnitude of the impact, microplastics aren’t nearly as dangerous as lead, asbestos, or cigarettes. Those lead to huge quality of life downgrades, and take decades off of a life.
A society that replaces cigarettes with ubiquitous microplastics exposure will still improve the population’s health outcomes, by a lot.
Microplastics are going to be the next cigarettes, asbestos, radium, AND arsenic-drenched wallpaper. We’re so fucked.
In terms of thematic similarity, sure.
But in terms of magnitude of the impact, microplastics aren’t nearly as dangerous as lead, asbestos, or cigarettes. Those lead to huge quality of life downgrades, and take decades off of a life.
A society that replaces cigarettes with ubiquitous microplastics exposure will still improve the population’s health outcomes, by a lot.
But like what will happen after like 10 mothers of generations exposed to micro plastics?
We need to start cooking a new type of molecule to poison the next generation, we’re getting late! /s
I think microplastics are good for at least a few generations.
Vapes are already here c:
Oh I’m so relieved