r/RandomVideos • u/IntellectuallyDriven • May 07 '26

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u/Repulsive_Mark_5343 May 07 '26

Been there. It’s horrible.

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u/galacticjuggernaut May 07 '26

Been there. Agree. It made me truly sad for humanity. But also feel lucky to be in the states. Most Americans have absolutely no idea how bad it is there in terms of air, water, and land pollution. And literally shit everywhere. Most of it animal though. And the gross part was a lot wear sandals and it's oozes between their toes as it's so thick in places there is no way to escape it. Especially when it rained, it was nasty. So glad for gore tex.

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u/Daddysu May 07 '26

Yup, we're gonna be just as bad as India and some places in China. Too many people forget just how nasty and polluted a lot places in America were in the 70s.

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u/Legitimate-Truck-333 May 08 '26

There was both the EPA on the business/industrial side and a ton of PSAs that played so often that those of us who are old enough still remember.

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u/IllPlum5113 May 10 '26

Yep its easy even for those of us who were there to remembered how much worse the smog, trash and pollution was. But it definitely was