The Microplastics Are in the Clouds Now

https://gizmodo.com/microplastics-are-in-clouds-now-japan-study-1850888269

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11 Comments

bangupjobasusual@kbin.social · 23 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Microplastics as a service

return2ozma@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

MPaaS

LilDestructiveSheep@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y (5 replies)

That stuff is everywhere and it's our fault.

dojan@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Hurr actually it’s normal. The earth has cycles of microplastic abundance and we just happen to live in the peak of one. Duh.

killeronthecorner@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y

That's some niche comedy bro

1984@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Not my fault. Nothing that happens is my fault if I don't have the power to influence it.

My point being, people tend to say it's "our" fault when they mean humanity, but it's not. 99.9999% of humanity have no power.

LilDestructiveSheep@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Well. There are alternatives. But it's hard to switch on every thing, because it's very expensive.

Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 2y

I have been feeding every piece of plastic I cam get my hands on into adiesel engine-driven cheese grater, 24/7, since 1992. Should I stop?

fuggadihere@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y (1 reply)

At least some pointy haired manager is going to misinterpret that and boast they’ve transitioned to the cloud

Cloodge@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

A ... micro ... manager? I'll leave now.

jonkenator@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y

I read that as "The microphones are in the clouds now". That'd be a whole different type of dystopian, and not very boring!

Microplastic, though... that sucks.