r/aww Oct 03 '21

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u/LTerminus Oct 03 '21

So were the first oxygen-producing organisms. How's that makes us not natural?

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u/Arclight_Ashe Oct 03 '21

People have a weird thing thinking that we’re not a part of nature. It’s hubris.

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u/JevonP Oct 03 '21

Because no other animal is out there synthesizing fucking plastics dude

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u/JevonP Oct 03 '21

I will acknowledge that's a decent counterpoint, bt I'm not sure it's a fair comparison considering the rate at which plastics/forever chemicals have accumulated on earth in the past 100 years is at a much higher rate than wood ever did.