HappiestIguana
HappiestIguana t1_j8lbd0m wrote
Reply to comment by AutoModerator in [WP] You are kidnapped by the villain regularly, but you’re starting to look forward to it. You know they won’t hurt you, and are simply being dramatic. It also doesn’t help that you are the only person they ever kidnap. This time, the hero doesn’t bother trying to save you. by SkyGriff10
I think this is kinda the plot of Megamind.
HappiestIguana t1_iu6mxjq wrote
Reply to comment by sandleaz in How Morality Changes in a Foreign Language - fascinating ethical shifts come with thinking in a different language by fonliahea1994
You'd be surprised. Most people would be more inclined to do something evil if asked by someone they trust, and you may have more trust in someone who speaks your language.
HappiestIguana t1_itzclrz wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Same-sex marriage is now legal in all of Mexico's states by AdamCannon
This sentence has never been uttered honestly.
HappiestIguana t1_irfirjb wrote
Reply to comment by Spaceork3001 in Widely used sewer pipe repair technology creates and emits nanoplastics into the air by ajwhelton
The problem there is confounding factors. Microplastic exposure is largely based on geography and socioeconomic class, which are both heavily correlated with health outcomes and have been since before microplastics.
HappiestIguana t1_irds8ee wrote
Reply to comment by tabac-en-paris in Widely used sewer pipe repair technology creates and emits nanoplastics into the air by ajwhelton
Basically, we don't know. The problem is we haven't found any population of humans without blood microplastics, so we can't compare a population with them to one without.
If there are ill effects, they seem to be small, considering life expentancy has continued to rise across the globe despite the increase in microplastics (with a hiccup due to Covid). Possibly a study could be made that compares a population of animals raised on a very specific, filtered diet free of microplastics to one that receives the same diet but unfiltered (and perhaps even a third population with a diet that is deliberately laced with higher doses of microplastics). No guarantees that this will translate to humans, but it would be a start. In any case research is ongoing.
HappiestIguana t1_j8yfo7c wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Russia-Ukraine war live: world leaders meet in Munich; grain deal negotiations will start next week by UsernameEmanresu22
I am also very good at winning made-up conversations.