#if you or a loved one have been subjected to an overabundance of mesothelioma commercials you may be entitled to compensation
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Oftentimes a new material technology innovation is determined to have drastic long term health implications. Because the material isn't immediately and obviously toxic, it adopts widespread use, and the harm is only discovered years later, at which point the breadth and depth of the problem shocks its way into the public consciousness.
Denizens of the early twenty-first century will be very aware of the harmful realities of Asbestos, not because they have personally experienced it, but because it was such a monumental and horrific discovery for the previous generation, and are still in the process of being removed from old houses. They might have even witnessed mesothelioma lawsuit commercials in the media. Similarly, lead-infused substances like gasoline, paint, and pipes caused major health issues that are still being addressed (or left to rot).
As such, society is culturally aware that at any given moment we might learn that any given substance that we trust and use thoughtlessly might have serious, long term health consequences that we will only discover after the damage has already been done.
The above posits microplastics being a potential source for the same, and there is some negative research pointing to that result.
#period novel details#if you or a loved one have been subjected to an overabundance of mesothelioma commercials you may be entitled to compensation#it is a stark reminder of epistemological problems#unknown unknowns can be much more deadly than known unknowns
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