> So, yes, while correlation does not equal causation, these are fairly alarming signs. Yet we live in a country that believes wholeheartedly that we just keep

> So, yes, while correlation does not equal causation, these are fairly alarming signs. Yet we live in a country that believes wholeheartedly that we just keep doing what we are doing while we figure it all out. Yes, I believe this wholeheartedly. I agree it's an important area to research, and I support regulations to try and minimize the amount of stuff that ends up in the environment and our bodies. It's pretty likely our great-grandchildren will learn about the bad old days when consumer goods were just shedding microplastics everywhere. But I don't think it's worth giving up the benefits of widespread plastic usage while we figure out better alternatives, and I've never seen an argument that it is beyond the kind of vague gestures towards the naturalistic fallacy the source article presents. "Imagine 2.5 teaspoons of sugar. Now sub in plastic. Gross." - neither of these seem particularly gross to me.