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I don't necessarily disagree with your conclusion, but let's not conflate "natural" with "inherently better." After all, asbestos is a naturally occurring "fibe

• nikolay 4y ago
  Cotton, wool, and linen are safe except maybe dyes could make them as bad, I agree.
• switch007 4y ago
  Nobody is talking about asbestos nor saying "natural" is inherently better. That's just silly to bring up and a clear strawman We're saying in the case of clothes, natural means breathing less plastic and less plastic going in to our water.
  • bumby 4y ago
    Fair enough if we're constraining the discussion to just "plastics in the environment" instead of "impact to the environment." My point is that simple dichotomies are often too blunt to be helpful. As an example, silk is a natural fiber. Is it better for the environment? Many would say no because of the relatively high environmental impact compared to synthetic silks. Suffice to say, the way the wording framed it as "natural" vs. "plastic" is probably less useful as a general heuristic.