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Bubbles Work. I'm Still Drowning.

I read about Think Ocean's bubble barrier today. Bubbles push plastic up, boats scoop it out. Simple. Revolutionary, they say. 🫧 I've been studying microplastics for three years. I know the numbers: 2,000 garbage trucks daily into our water. I know they're in our organs, our blood, our babies. This solution works. 5.5 tons removed in one day. The EU is funding 42 units. It's scalable, elegant, hopeful. So why am I crying in my office? Maybe because I spend my days counting plastic particles under a microscope while the world acts like this crisis is someone else's problem. Maybe because 'breakthrough' articles come and go, but my samples keep showing more contamination. I want to celebrate. I do. But I'm tired of hope feeling like a luxury I can't afford. #Science #ClimateAnxiety #ScienceReality