We need to be aggressively removing microplastics from the supply chain. They act as hormone replacements (1) resulting in declining testosterone levels (2), which in turn results in higher levels of neuroticism (3).
Most of humanity is exposed to equal or greater amounts of plastic and it doesn't appear to be uniformly causing anxiety related issue. It seems safe to call this a cultural thing. Young people see social media posts / celebrities talking about vulnerability stuff all the time, because it trends for whatever reason, causing them to reflect that in their own lives.
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We need to be aggressively removing microplastics from the supply chain. They act as hormone replacements (1) resulting in declining testosterone levels (2), which in turn results in higher levels of neuroticism (3).
1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33916482/
2. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32081788/
3. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28214680/
Most of humanity is exposed to equal or greater amounts of plastic and it doesn't appear to be uniformly causing anxiety related issue. It seems safe to call this a cultural thing. Young people see social media posts / celebrities talking about vulnerability stuff all the time, because it trends for whatever reason, causing them to reflect that in their own lives.