• Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    At least dealing with some portion of the problem is a good start

    larger trash cleanup efforts are worthwhile.

    I’m confused, where did I say anything to imply otherwise? I stated that this particular device doesn’t filter microplastics, as well as that microplastics are a huge problem that needs to be addressed. Which part of that implies that larger garbage pieces aren’t worth cleaning up? After all, larger pollution breaks down to produce smaller pollution (which I also stated.) Denying large pollution while acknowledging micropollution wouldn’t make any sense, so I’m not sure where this argument is coming from.

    I’m reminded of that “Twitter” meme, where someone can’t talk about pancakes without people arguing that they must hate waffles. It’s just as absurd to assume that if someone is talking about microplastics, that means they’re fine with larger garbage.

    • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      He was referring to the OP’s post that was worried about plankton because they didn’t read the link that was posted. He was agreeing with you.