The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Can Be Cleaned for $7.5B

Re:The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Can Be Cleaned for $7.5B by reaperducer on Monday September 09, 2024 @11:31AM (#41489512)

This is the same line of thinking as "we just need $X to wipe out all college debt/medical debt". Sure, you can do it, but what happens when the same amount of debt is racked up again in a couple years?

So you never clean your toilet because it's just going to get dirty again?

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Re:The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Can Be Cleaned for $7.5B by acover on Monday September 09, 2024 @11:38AM (#41489620)

They are suggesting installing a toilet so you aren't just using a corner and remodeling the house every few years.

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Re:The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Can Be Cleaned for $7.5B by paxys on Monday September 09, 2024 @11:32AM (#41489529)

I don't let my toilet get to a state where it is a national/global emergency.

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Re:The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Can Be Cleaned for $7.5B by konfusinomicon on Monday September 09, 2024 @11:53AM (#41489782)

not sure i have the self control to avoid Chipotle burritos like yourself

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Re:The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Can Be Cleaned for $7.5B by svardilfari on Monday September 09, 2024 @01:06PM (#41490720)

"I'm not spending a dime or a second of MY time cleaning this toilet (that I also use) until someone fixes the root-cause, now AND forever! (never mind that I am also at least partially a contributing factor if I've ever eaten a single fish in my entire life)"

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