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[–] Uriel238@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Yep. Plastic is slower gray goo. with no small contribution by the disposables economy of the later 20th century. Built-in obsolescence was a recognized problem in the 1970s! (Along with the looming climate crisis.)