[longtom]

> stop wearing those stupid fucking polyester hoodies

According to this chart, the main sources of pollution are by far wear and tear from car tyres and road surfaces. Synthetic clothing comes last.

https://i.imgur.com/KmbY72h.jpg

That being said, one should never forget secondary effects of reducing consumption which is economic stagnation, which in turn leads to inequality and social unrest. At the same time, it is not really proven microplastics are particularly harmful. Its benefits may outweigh some harm to organisms when it only shortens live expectancy by a few years. That being said, it is of course always worthwhile to remove pollutants where adverse effects are obvious and where alternatives are available.

[sergeykish]

63% from cars (tyres, road surfaces, paint marks) [0].

No one yet know has bad it is. Plus living near the road causes

* cancer, asthma, reduced lung growth in children [1]

* dementia, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis [2]

Killing millions worldwide [3] and injuring millions just in USA [4]

That's inequality.

[0] https://www.celticwater.co.uk/bloghow-does-plastic-get-into-...

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/25/living-n...

[2] https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200123152616.h...

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-r...

[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_vehicle_fatality_rate_in...

[longtom]

Even though that may be true it is not clear there is a way out that does not jeopardize millions of existences/sources of purpose and meaning for millions of people. Without a careful plan out it will be a disaster. It's a complex problem that has no simple solution and most solutions tend to drive people apart, e.g. the elites may decide it is best to get rid of most of the population using drones or bio-weapons.

[hedora]

I can’t find it any more, but there used to be a fine grained map of the bay area’s air pollution. It it basically the inverse of per capita income.

[sergeykish]

This one https://www.environmentalhealth.org/index.php/en/who-we-are/... ?

I've also found Chicago pollution map https://www.bettergov.org/news/interactive-map-pollution-hit...