Problems & Possible Solutions

Real problems, explained plainly, and the possible solutions. Every fact linked to its source.

What the Fwuck?!

We put plastic in everything. Now it's in everyone. Why are we acting like it isn't happening?

Tiny bits of plastic have turned up in human blood, hearts and bottled water, and most plastic never gets recycled. Glass doesn't shed plastic and can be remade forever. So why aren't we using it? The honest answer, explained simply.

What the Fwuck?!

Charge twice as much, make twice as much: oil company profits doubled. Here's the math.

Shell just doubled its profit. Pump prices jumped far more than the oil they're made from. Here's where the extra money goes, why electric cars and biodiesel didn't bring prices down, and what the numbers actually say, explained simply.

Tech

Nothing is more infuriating: AI is now customer service, and it keeps sending you in circles instead of to a person.

You have a real problem. The chatbot sends you to a help page. The 'manager' is another bot that sends you to the same page. The email that finally comes just repeats the link. Here's why it happens, what the numbers say, the new laws fighting it, and how to reach a human.