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Micro-plastics are just going to be our generation’s lead poisoning, aren’t they? :(

• skyyler 3y ago
  I fear that it's going to be much worse.
  • debacle 3y ago
    Likely, because they will be our generation's lead poisoning, but the lead is everywhere and in everything and will be around for generations to come.
• lapetitejort 3y ago
  One of many. Some other possible candidates: * Forever chemicals * Sedentary lifestyle * State sponsored disinformation campaigns * High fructose corn syrup * Long covid * Child gambling * Hyper-addictive social media Let's hope millenials and gen z can solve a few of these before it poisons generations.
  • I_Am_Nous 3y ago
    To this list I'd like to add hyper-palatable foods and possibly chemical dependence as the pharmaceutical/supplement business convinces more and more people that the latest magic substance will fix whatever ails you. Especially when the "ailment" is modern society being difficult to exist in and SSRI drugs are the only thing that seem to keep you "functional" in said society. I say this as a Zoloft patient but there are endless supplements and drugs intended to make our lives better by some metric. "Not satisfied with life? Turn down your emotional intensity with mood stabilizers so you can continue going to your dead end job, just to barely make it every month!"
    • aodonnell2536 3y ago
      From my own personal experience and observations, I would add the mass prescription of SSRIs to the list in your comment’s parent. While it is true they _do_ help _some_ people, it seems they are very likely to cause a slew of new, long term problems for their medicatees, especially for those who are young.
  • antisthenes 3y ago
    Add world-wide famines, wars and crumbling ecosystems on top of that.
• pleb_nz 3y ago
  It's won't be contained to any one generation. This is multi generational both now and in the future.