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

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 ⁨month⁩ 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 ⁨month⁩ 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 ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  Nautal in no way what so ever should imply more healthy.
  
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  - defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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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    MotoAsh@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    It’s existed long enough that serious effects would’ve been obvious by now. Multiple generations have already passed. Multiple. It is already clearly not as serious as lead or mercury regardless of what effects are found.
    
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