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[–] random@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

you forgot the exploitation of the proletariat step!

[–] BallsandBayonets@lemmings.world 1 points 2 hours ago

That step never stopped. It just used to be called feudalism.

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

That's where Vitamin P comes from.

[–] cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.de 62 points 17 hours ago (3 children)
[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Nah, we'll just filter all the water on Earth.

[–] bruhduh@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Humans consist of water mostly too

[–] Seraph@fedia.io 37 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

Not just yet! At least it's not acid rain right?

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 13 points 14 hours ago

gets caught in an acid rain storm

Trips balls

[–] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 21 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

Just you wait. Given some of the dumb things that have come out of people's mouths, I would definitely not be surprised to see a headline like:

BREAKING: Corporate scientists suggest microplastic problem be solved with acid rain.

[–] superkret@feddit.org 18 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

OPINION: Microplastics are everywhere. Here's why that's a good thing...

[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 11 points 13 hours ago

"Imposing any kind of environmental regulations in businesses would destroy the entire economy, concludes team of economists paid by those businesses. Coming up next - are you doing enough to protect your family from dangerous toxins in our environment? We'll tell you what a dumb and lazy piece of shit you are, after these ads!"

[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 41 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

Fucking gliter getting everywhere

[–] Linktank@lemmy.today 20 points 15 hours ago

Should have been outlawed immediately.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 33 points 16 hours ago (4 children)

Has anybody heard of any plan or idea to reduce microplastics? We've been hearing all this research over the past five years especially about all of the scary places we're finding microplastics (like our brains, and testicles, and the top of Mt. Everest). I have yet to hear about any studies into reducing microplastics.

[–] Zeek@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

The biggest source of microplastics you consume is actually from your clothing. So wear natural fibers if you can

[–] tonyn@lemmy.ml 38 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

The only way to reduce micro plastics is to reduce plastic production. We need to go with paper bags and glass jars or aluminum cans, bamboo straws, etc. the more we reduce, the fewer micro plastics we will add to the environment. I don't know how dangerous these micro plastics are to life, but I am sure our children will find out.

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 15 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

This starts with corporations.

The masses can start doing paper and glass, but corps are by far way more wasteful with plastics.

3m recently invented a great replacement for packing supplies. Instead of plastic bubble bags you get this paper that opens into cushionlock

[–] itsonlygeorge@reddthat.com 12 points 13 hours ago

Recycling was the big lie the corporations forced down everyone’s throat. They shifted the blame from those who produce plastic products to those who consume them. They slowly replaced all packaging materials with plastic in the name of convenience and saving money and weight.

Later, when recycling was deemed not be effective enough and the corporations needing a new scapegoat, They rebranded and green washed everything. Now every corporation has a mission statement than includes their commitment to environmental responsibility. While in the background they’re selling their carbon credits and laughing at gullible people who believe the current bullshit they pass off as environmentalism.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago (4 children)

OK, but they're already in us. How we gonna get that shit out?

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

You may not be able to remove them but by reducing usage we can make sure that future generations won't have this problem.

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the next best time is today.

[–] Fosheze@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

The same way we un-leadpoisoned the boomers.

We don't.

[–] tonyn@lemmy.ml 12 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

It stays in you, you die, buried, next generation might die with fewer, etc

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago

"That's the neat part: you don't!"

[–] distantsounds@lemmy.world 14 points 16 hours ago (1 children)
[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemm.ee 4 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

You can get them out but it’s highly invasive and involves putting your body in the hands of a mad scientist.

[–] Fosheze@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

It's actually really easy. You just bleed a whole bunch then consume foods and drinks without microplastics in them so your body regenerates new blood without microplastics. Then you wait for that blood to pick up some microplastics from you body and bleed a whole bunch again and repeat that process to keep reducing the amount of micro plastics in your body.

The key part is to just make sure you aren't being exposed to any micro plastics at all while you're doing that which is basically impossible to do so good luck.

[–] superkret@feddit.org 2 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Here me out: First you gotta shove a UV light up your ass...

[–] greenacres3233@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 14 hours ago

Don't threaten me with a good time and then leave me hanging!

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

Where you out?

[–] BlueLineBae@midwest.social 10 points 16 hours ago

I've heard about scientists making breakthroughs for filtering plastic out of water in a way we can apply to our water management systems. This type of thing takes a long time to develop and even longer to implement without the help from government policies and funding. So uh... Things are happening... Very slowly.

[–] Strider@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago

Think of the shareholders!!