Hate to break it to you, but you are also full of Teflon.
And Teflon is also a plastic
Sorry, it's hard to think with all this plastic in my brain.
I came to say this. I have also noticed a strong trend amongst people from each generation for health.
Teflon was introduced in 1938, when my grandfather was 11. In the 1955, when my father was born, is the last time that we have Teflon untainted blood from. At some point between 1955 and 1985 when I was born, Teflon proliferated to the point that it was being found in every blood sample around the world.
So my grandfather lived ~40-50 years without being massively contaminated with Teflon, my father probably got to adulthood, and I have never been without it. Now an anecdotal sample that follows a larger trend. My grandfather is in his 90's with pretty good health and is still going pretty strong. My father and both of his siblings are in their 60's-70's and all have failing health, and I know so few people in my own age range that are actually healthy without autoimmune disease or other systemic issue that I couldn't fill a high school auditorium with them.
Not saying that there's nothing wrong with microplastics or PFAS, but keep in mind there's survival bias at play here.
Please stop the ride, I want off
"Good News, Everyone!"
-Climate Change
The Dacia Sandero!
Unfortunately everyone is full of Microplastics and Teflon.
Elder millennial here, I get all three! What's my prize?
Climate apocalypse
Don't forget about asbestos!
Asbestos? Sheeeit, wait until we get to nanostuctures!
Nanostructures? Sheeit, wait until we get to responding to ourselves from another federated service! Wait, what were we talking about?
Gen X over here on all three like it was gonna be a party.
Gen Z - radiation and climate change.
Nope. Still microplastics.
Most of gen Z are in their 20s, I thought we counted as the last spiderman :(
The reality is that all 3 are full of micro plastics. And there’s some overlap in the Teflon lead generation. And non stick material is still not all that great.
Really, the only problem we’ve solved kinda is lead, unless you’re poor.
Trust me, Microplastics boy. You're full of those other things too.
Also all three of you are likely full of shit .... because your colons are full of cancerous polyps.
Me looking at what our government is doing:
Funding the big corporations that poison us, because so many are anti regulation.
The kids are also full of lead but its alot more short term
Fun fact, Teflon was invented by dupont. And the Wikipedia page is fairly clear on the safety of Teflon being in question. The real concern is who did Dupont pay off to make Teflon a thing?
Teflon is safe in typical use cases.
Here's a great video from Adam Ragusea: https://youtu.be/5FNNKhVoUu8?si=vXrfusnsGzvXErfn
The real issue is PFAS or PFOA, which are used to help bind Teflon, or other nonstick polymers, to other surfaces. This was all done in the early 1900s, and the likelihood of some conspiracy is low. Especially since they didn't (and literally couldn't) know the long term effects of "forever chemicals".
The real conspiratorial behavior comes AFTER the knowledge that PFAS or PFOA are harmful, and what actions, or inactions, of the companies and government are taken.
Remember there are people in our government (not all, but enough) who actively want LESS government: less regulation, less taxation, leas oversight. AND there are a vast quantity of companies that want the very same thing: unfettered freedom to do whatever the fuck they want, without consequence.
And that handful of government employees will easily be bribed or influenced by special interest lobby groups, businesses, "think tanks", etc. (funded and/or founded by the aforementioned businesses).
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Getting a NEW Teflon pan is less than ideal, and should be avoided. You can keep the one you have, and keep using it until the nonstick properties degrade, then toss it.
A great video about this from MinuteFood: https://youtu.be/R1hbV3EzOD4?si=bQZAQsRWLgX9dyJX
And the associated MinuteEarth video: https://youtu.be/H3aFzQdWQTg?si=bVIBp4tm_uLi7ScQ
Jokes on you, my house still has some lead pipes
Jokes on me, my house still has some lead pipes
fix’d that for you.
Companies full of tax dollars, watching from a nearby skyscraper, as they poison us all.
