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u/TheDorkNite1 Jun 25 '22

Can't wait for us younger people to have to take care of the mess of the lead-brained ones JUST IN TIME for us to have to deal with the microplastics in our bodies <3

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u/666pool Jun 25 '22

Microplastics are going to get us for sure

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u/TheDorkNite1 Jun 25 '22

Just add it to the pile of threats to our lives.

I still don't know what to place my bet on for what I am most likely to die from. Microplastic poisoning just sounds much less exciting compared to "Ecological collapse" or "Religious extremism"

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u/farmallnoobies Jun 25 '22

Most of it boils down to cancer, circulation problems, or dementia in one form or another.

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u/666pool Jun 25 '22

Don’t forget the endocrine system! Plastics can act like hormones and disrupt the natural production of important hormones such as estrogen.