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[-] sparkyshocks@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 hours ago

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.

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