I think it's still a bit early for us to know how it's affecting us. It's the kind of data that takes a lifetime of micro plastics to see how it will kill us. But knowing how much cancer various plastics already give us, it's safe to assume this is a bad thing.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This isn't like smoking or drinking. There isn't any control group. We have no population to compare a lifetime of microplastic exposure against. It isn't like lead, either. Plastics pollution to date guarantees a continuous supply of microplastics for decades/centuries.

[–] NotSoCoolWhip@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

You're right, I assume that even at the very best, an uncontacted tribe would still be contaminated to some extent