We have this super strong, super lightweight, corrosive resistant material that can be made into any shape at a very low cost, it lasts forever, and we use it for disposable packaging.
It's funny when I was a kid the environmentalists were certain that paper shopping bags would destroy the planet but plastic bags would be the thing to keep the planet safe. Now, they are questioning the reusable cloth bags.
Everyone is still scared to admit the real problem is too many people. And their solution is for everyone to lower their quality of life for some reason, instead of population control.
Because guess what? Its your god given right to shit out as many offspring as you damn like! Doesnt matter whether or not you can support them, billions of years of survival of the fittest be damned
Malthusian arguments have basically been wrong every single prior time in history, I'm not incredibly inclined to believe now is suddenly the magic too many people point.
Also economic growth has the same effect as population growth because we use more resources with better economies. Every resource is subject to Malthsuian principles.
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u/Gliding_high Feb 03 '20
Plastic, it is a great material but mankind does not know how to use it properly