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[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 131 points 5 months ago (5 children)

We are so close to being able to cum glitter. Just think of the possibilities. What a time to be alive.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 35 points 5 months ago

Glitter is stored in the balls

[–] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

"Let me nut some plastic into you, baby!"

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[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] MisterD@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago

And since plastics mimic female hormones...

[–] dditty@lemm.ee 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

My loads will be a shotgun blast of funfetti

[–] kakito69@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 months ago
[–] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

The very last, maybe.

[–] Th4tGuyII@fedia.io 63 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I'd say at least it's not generational lead poisoning, but we'll probably end up with that too at this rate

[–] cor 39 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Approximately 40.5% of men and women will be diagnosed with cancer at some point during their lifetimes.

this might be worse than generational lead poisoning

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Nah, everybody dies of something. It's also never ACTUALLY "old age". It's either cancer, or a cascading failure of organs caused by a chronic disease, or both.

[–] cor 15 points 5 months ago (2 children)

a lot more people are getting cancer at younger ages than before

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

and is it like how there were "suddenly" more left handed or non-straight people? Sounds more like everyone jumping on headlines.

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Maybe pumping chemicals and plastic into the food and water supply is actually really good for us. I bet everyone didn't think about that.

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[–] porous_grey_matter@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Citation pls?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Step 1: assessment of current situation as a bad thing

Step 2: lemmy user defends bad thing for reasons, as one does

Step 3: ablockalypse nao

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

I am not defending microplastics, but pointing out how there are baseless assumptions being made.

[–] SparrowRanjitScaur@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

There's no way microplastics are worse than heavy metal poisoning.

[–] filcuk@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The scale of this though...

[–] SparrowRanjitScaur@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

We used to put lead in gasoline and emit lead fumes everywhere we drove. I still don't think microplastics can compare.

[–] cor 1 points 5 months ago

worse is pretty subjective… is brain damage worse than brain cancer?
the full effects of this aren’t understood, of course… but my money is on: very very bad.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Nah, generational lead poisoning gave us the Great Regression, taking our boomers and making them the way they are instead of being their parents, who flew to the moon and made the UN as a way to foster discission before jumping into war. There was hope in humanity's actions before lead made myopic narcissists who were okay with poisoning the world.

[–] cor 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

lead was in everything way before the boomers… pipes, cups, plates, paint… people used to bite lead fishing weights….

lead led to the downfall of rome….

the generations before the boomers were plenty good at poisoning the earth…. and many boomers did want to stop it and started the whole hippie thing, earth day, and civil right….

it’s all so much more complex than that….

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

It was leaded gasoline that made lead ubiquitous. Previously folks could minimize the exposure with precaution but by 1930 it was inescapable. No longer limited to physical proximity, lead fumes ensured it was in the air and rain put it in the water.

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

Probably worse. There is a high risk that the microplastics will cause inflammation that will lead to cancer. Microplastics are everywhere in our bodies, which means we may develop cancers throughout our body.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Nice profile picture... Tim. Are you aware of !hellointernet@feddit.uk? It's not very active, but that's sort of to be expected in the given circumstances. Just thought I'd let you know in case you missed it.

[–] Th4tGuyII@fedia.io 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I wasn't, but just subscribed - I keep the flag on this and my KBin profile as a tribute

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[–] Nougat@fedia.io 36 points 5 months ago

"You got microplastics in my semen!"

"You got semen in my microplastics!"

  • Reese's SemenPlastic Cups
[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Misread "tested" as "tasted" at first

[–] cultsuperstar@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago

They found it women's placenta as well. We're fucked as a species.

[–] grrgyle 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This doesn't make me feel good about anything

[–] shasta@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

That's fine because this isn't /c/feelsgood

[–] MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Well, I'm doing my part to get rid of it all.

Guess I'll keep trying until there's another solution.

[–] Nikki@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

i have a solution but im not sure youre gonna like it

[–] Opisek@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago
[–] Starkstruck@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

god we're so cooked

[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

New shitty pickup line now available: "Hey baby, how about I inject some micro plastics into you"

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

So... now we need to stop jerking off because this polutes the environment too! ?!

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'll never watch porn the same way again.

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I mean a lot of porn stars are already filled with plastic.

Now they can be covered in it too!

[–] thenextguy@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Are we going to breed frakking cylons now?

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I've seen some pretty attractive toasters.

[–] MargotRobbie@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago

It is as Jeff Goldblum said in Jurassic Park: "Life finds a way, that way is plastic, and it's not fantastic."

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

They are still testing? I gotta send my samples!

[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Does this mean people can now count as sone firm of 3d printing extruder?

[–] jmbmkn@beehaw.org 3 points 5 months ago

New gender just dropped? Female: x Male: x Other: 3D printer extruder ✔️

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Well helloooo GOLIATH!

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