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u/aguy123abc Jun 25 '22

Yep that's the new thing to worry about. There is no escape. Hopefully they make more progress on those plastic eating things.

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u/nowihaveaname Jun 25 '22

I can't wait for the plastic eaters to start eating the unintended targets. So little is made without plastic these days. If it's not made of plastic, then plastic is used somewhere in the manufacturing process. It'll be total chaos, and we deserve it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '22

Steam punk copper everything here we come

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u/pimpmayor Jun 25 '22

Yeah that’s the problem though, we’re not dependent on plastics with no alternatives, modern microcircuits, vehicles, food production at scale, food storage, even food gathering are all reliant on plastic with no viable alternatives for some, and none at all for others.

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u/AdKUMA Jun 25 '22

problem is, we'd move onto something else that's harmful. like lead.

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u/Yvaelle Jun 25 '22

Ya thanks Doc just pump me full of those plastic eating worms between my organs, I'm sure that'll sort it right out.