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cachukis

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5. Love the answer. I am too old to have anxiety about
Fri Sep 20, 2024, 12:22 PM
Sep 2024

what's coming. Have read about microorganisms processing some plastics.
I suspect you are right about declining life spans, but they have been extended by medicines and technology.
I think the schmutz we breathe will outpace the technology to extend our ability to survive it.
I concur that heat is more immediate.
Humanity's self serving lust for enjoyment may not last for most.
We are swimming in a sea of nano plastics and I guess nothing but catastrophe will raise an eyebrow.
Just thinking about my grandkids and what we have left them.

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