• schmidtster@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Yes tell that to everyone dying of lead poising, with mesothelioma from asbestos and micro plastics in their brain….

    Maybe instead of killing our future generations for the sake of “progress” we should think of our preserving what little is left before it’s too late since we tried fixing too many preventable issues?

    • Neshura@bookwormstory.social
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      1 year ago

      Aight, do the first step then.

      Ultimate solution to human pollution. My guess is, you won’t like it though.

      You mention all the people suffering from mesothelioma, from lead poisoning and micro plastics but you fail to mention the lives saved from penicillin, the people saved from starvation due to nitrate fertilizer and pesticides. The mothers saved because of X-Rays and other tests during pregnancy. You can’t pick and choose all the bad stuff whilst ignoring the good that came from the same system. You can’t have your cake and eat it too and so far innovating and worrying about the consequences later has worked out better than not doing that.