Future people are going to talk about us with our micro plastics and bad food pyramid the same way we talk about the romans for using lead piping and lead cups…
Future people are going to talk about us with our micro plastics and bad food pyramid the same way we talk about the romans for using lead piping and lead cups…
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Yeah, future historians will be like, ‘And in the 21st century, they ate their way to extinction while simultaneously choking on plastic.
Future humans? Let’s get through the decade first, shall we?
I grew up knowing my parents and grandparents were stupid to be smokers. It contributed to all their deaths.
I fully expect my kids and grandkids will feel the same way about our use of plastics, eating highly processed foods, etc.
A lot of pipes in the UK are still lead. They were only banned in the 1970s. Some countries still have them.
Jokes on you… we use a food Hexagon starting in 2035.
Future people? Bold to assume we’ll make it that far at this rate.
We might be the first in this pattern to leave behind evidence that we 1. Did know it was a problem, verified with scientific studies, 2. Did have the means to alert everyone in the world of the problem, due to technology, and 3. Kept going without making changes, even as the problem was understood and condemned by millions.
I’m sure the underlying psychology isn’t much different than the mistakes of any past civilization, but imo, we’re painting an ugly picture of ourselves for future archeologists.
In 2016 PDX Portland Public Schools had to shut of water for some of their schools and bring it in bottled due to lead pipes. This was less than 10 years ago…
Future people? I’m talking about those things now, goddamn. Humanity is currently being poisoned consistently by PFAs, microplastics, lead in our soil, red dye, and deregulated food production.
There are a lot of similarities between the fall of the Roman Empire and the US now. I don’t think it’s going to end well for us either.
Well at least we didn’t elect idiotic leaders like the Germans in the 30’s. Right? Riiight?
… and the boomers with leaded gasoline, and the greatest generation with asbestos and radium, etc.
Bold of you to assume there will future humans..