> Regardless, I'm interested to see what the health of humanity looks like in the coming decades. Microplastics in the brain, smog in the lungs, heavy metals in the water, screens in front of our eyes all day. Fun times we live in
Probably still better than today, at least in the Western world. We got rid of lead and asbestos (that shit was everywhere), seriously tackled workplace accidents, injuries (including stuff like silicosis) and deaths, and moved a lot of toxic industry off to Asia.
We only claim we did. Meanwhile places like Trenton, Ohio exist and it's not alone. (Although at least all of the publicity Trenton has gotten has finally forced it to start fixing the problem [0]).
We only claim we did. Have you noticed and wondered why there's so many "sue your boss/government/friend/family if you've been exposed to asbestos" commercials? Anyway, don't just take my word for it [1].
> We ... seriously tackled workplace accidents, injuries and deaths, and moved a lot of toxic industry off
The current political regime wants to rollback those same workplace protections.
That toxic industry moving off is obviously a bad thing for where it moved to. And while the Trump-initiated tariff war definitely has a lot of other downsides and effects, the one thing it might (in theory) do is bring manufacturing back to the U.S. -- but only in the long term (and only if other negative effects don't cause other problems to stop the trade war). So toxic industries might very well end up back here.
> > Regardless, I'm interested to see what the health of humanity looks like in the coming decades.
I'm not a betting man. But if I were, and given the current state of politics in the U.S. (and healthcare system in particular), I would bet against our health improving in general. USA life expectancy is already declining [2] [3]. COVID didn't help (a lot of older-aged people died earlier than expected which lead to a significant drop). There's more to it than just COVID though. A lot more.
Ahh you're right, I was thinking of Flint, which is also in Michigan and not Ohio. Sorry, I've had a busy morning juggling a lot of different things...
Probably still better than today, at least in the Western world. We got rid of lead and asbestos (that shit was everywhere), seriously tackled workplace accidents, injuries (including stuff like silicosis) and deaths, and moved a lot of toxic industry off to Asia.