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Anyone drinking beer or soft drinks out of glass bottles probably isn't worried about micro-plastics.
Ooo, we have a contender for Worst Take!
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I don't understand why people are butthurt. I'm not saying we should add microplastics. I'm saying that it's not likely that alcoholics or daily pop drinkers care about microplastics when they already don't care about the damaging effects of the beverage. Why is that a bad take?
I like beer and would definitely prefer my beer not contain microplastics
I agree. I'm just saying that the top 10% of drinkers account for 60% of alcohol sales in the US. It's not likely that people who consume alcohol on a regular basis are concerned about microplastics.
Nonsense take. What if I told you alcoholics 1000% never buy glass bottles? That top 10% is cheap aluminum cans and plastic liquor bottles.
Or that glass bottles can be used for things besides beer and soda (iced tea and water for example).
You're making unfounded generalizations about people's health concerns.
Why?
Parent commneter implies that people who consume soft drinks or alcohol aren't concerned about their health because these beverages are not healthy
That's the implication, yes. Seems to have really hurt some feelings. Heart disease kills more people than microplastics do, and alcohol/sugar contribute to that.
Alcohol/sugar contribute significantly to heart disease. Heart disease kills more people than anything. If you're sucking down beer and pop all the time, microplastics aren't likely your concern.
What about kombucha? Ice tea? Water?!?! Would be nice to know that anything you consume regardless of how healthy or not doesn't contain micro plastics or other contaminants.
You’re forgetting all the kombucha and juices that use glass bottles, and more so those than plastic. Though I think kombucha does that because the kombucha will eat through the plastic.
No one sits down with a 6 - 12 pack of Kombucha.