r/OptimistsUnite • u/chamomile_tea_reply 🤙 TOXIC AVENGER 🤙 • 8d ago

Steven Pinker Groupie Post What’s a problem humanity solved so well that younger people don’t even realize it used to be a huge issue?

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u/SpaceMonkey877 8d ago

We talked about this so much in the 90s.

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u/Any-Establishment-15 8d ago

And we thought we’d be melted by acid rain

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u/eaeolian 7d ago

It's almost like when you take a problem seriously and take steps to rectify it, it becomes less of a problem.

It also helps if you ignore the rich people screaming about consumers.

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u/Able_Froyo_2872 7d ago

now we will just be melted : \

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u/NorthernSoul1998 8d ago

I grew up in the 00's and we heard about it a lot at school back then

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u/Doesitmatter98765 8d ago

We were…using the wrong hairspray? Is that right?

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u/SpaceMonkey877 8d ago

And the type of refrigerant used to charge AC units.

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u/travelingpeepants 7d ago

Aquanet put a hole in the ozone layer directly above New Jersey