Comment on Microplastics will be the "boomers all have lead poisoning" of millennials

• MotoAsh@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  No, people knew lead was poisonous even back near Roman days. Though just like how humans constantly do stupid things for some benefit, they kept using it as a sweetener for ages.

  Also mercury in relation to, “as mad as a hatter”. It’s just mercury was very good for the job.

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  • CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    To play devil’s advocate, we always knew lead was toxic, but we didn’t know the only healthy dose was 0

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  • defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Yes, but plastic is a very new invention and a lot less studied than something like Pb or Hg, which are natural elements.

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    • MotoAsh@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Nautal in no way what so ever should imply more healthy.

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      • defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Not sure where I said natural = better. All I said was natural things are generally more studied because they existed for lot longer.

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• chunes@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Plastic has been around for 80 years. Shouldn’t we know something by now

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  • MotoAsh@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    If it was going to be as bad as fearmongers want it to be, absolutely.

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• Auli@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  But we know plastic is inert

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  • MalReynolds@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    plastic is inert

    wat? In no way is it inert.

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