What are the long term effects of microplastics on human body?
this post was submitted on 01 Oct 2023
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I think theres no hard evidence that its outright causing stuff, but there's a lot of studies on some correlations. some involve phthalates messing with the male hormones and genitalia for offspring
oh good so like the genophage but for humans
But we did it to ourselves and not some weird alien! Hooray!
We can all find out together. Yay :)
😃 scientists genetically engineer a new bacteria that can digest plastics
😨 the bacteria escaped containment and is spreading prodigiously
Grey goo is the future
I could totally look this up, but for the sake of conversation: what consequences does the presence of microplastics have? I honestly don't know
That's the problem, we don't really know yet.
And at this point finding a control group that isn't contaminated is incredibly difficult if not impossible
Maybe we can get one of those people living completely isolated from society.
If it's actually present in clouds their water will be contaminated as well. They probably have a way lower exposure.
Microplastic a found in FUCKING CLOUDS!! That nonsense is absolutely everywhere, and will be there forever. And wherever you go, it’s going to follow you. Rubbish
Just like the glitter you spilled 20 years ago.
What if the perceived increase in numbers of androgenous and trans people has a chemical basis: chemicals from plastics interfering with the endocrine system.
transgenderism has been a prominent aspect of virtually all human cultures dating back to the dawn of civilization. it wasn't until the Victorian era and colonialism that it was demonized. it's not some new phenomena caused by microplastics
Yeah, but it's possible the chances of it occuring are increased with micro plastics. Kinda like how exposure to some chemicals used in plastics seems to increase the likelihood of a child having ADHD. It's not the sole reason, nor are trans people new, but micro plastics might make trans people more common.
Current demographic information seems to suggest that transgender people are no more frequent than they have been historically, just more visible / likely to come out.
This. I've seen more people come out as a part of some minority in last several years than, say, in 2000s in general, and that's not a time span during which any alleged and meaningful genetic or biological changes could play a role. It's just a much better and safer time to come out compared to everything before.
Almost exactly the same kind of situation with mental illnesses such as Autism or ADHD, you see people scream that the rates are rising and trying to pin it on external factors without even considering that the medical diagnosis/process and tracking of all of that has consistently improved, it just makes sense we'd be seeing more examples as previously undiagnosed "weird" people are able to diagnosed.
mental illnesses such as Autism or ADHD
These aren't really illnesses, though. Think of it as of being left- or right-handed - it's your brain functioning in a different way, but not a pathological one.