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We actually are not sure that sperm counts are dropping globally. The quality of evidence is extremely poor: https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/declining-spe
by MostlyStable 3y ago
We actually are not sure that sperm counts are dropping globally. The quality of evidence is extremely poor: https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/declining-sperm-count-much-more-than https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/declining-sperm-count-...
But no matter what effect they have, if you can't conclusively prove it after decades and millions of people, it's by definition pretty minor.
- paulryanrogers 3y agoMicroplastics are rapidly accumulating in the environment and don't break down quickly. If we wait until the effects are significant it may be too late to stop significant future harm.