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Lancet Study Warns Plastics Could Cost Humanity 83 Million Years of Healthy Life | Common Dreams
(www.commondreams.org)
The team estimated that without any changes in global plastics policies and practices, annual health impacts would soar from 2.1 million DALYs in 2016 to 4.5 million DALYs by 2040—with a total of 83 million healthy years of life lost over the full study period.
Not 'we're fucked for 83 million years', but more '83 million people are fucked for 1 year'.
Not literally 83 million people for 1 year, but that's the gist headline.
I mistakenly thought they meant 83 million consecutive years... 1) we'll be extinct well before that, and 2) I think that's my cue get some sleep >_>