Ancient wisdom often sounds like common sense now that it is commomly taught. What is some ancient wisdom that we no longer teach because it was wrong?

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How they used to get rid of motor oil back in the day.

I mean... the wisdom not really incorrect - the oil would soak into the ground. In this era people just piled up garbage in their back yard and burned it. Obviously this isn't an appropriate way to dispose of things in 2024.

The wisdom is incorrect though, in the sense that you aren't 'disposing' of the oil using this method. You are simply hiding it while simultaneously toxifying your immediate environment.

I love how nowadays they made it illegal to wash your car out on the street because it pollutes the ground.

Like motherfucker where do you think this dirt goes to when it falls off the car while driving?

They should outlaw cars to fix this.

It's the soap

Soap is not a grave concern for pollution. What got it banned - at least where I live - was the occupation of public space and consequent danger for circulation of other cars and pedestrians.

We have safe cleaning detergents, the government agencies themselves claim it's the dirt hence a reply to their claim

Link?

I'm not gonna scroll through instagram until that advertisement shows up again.

You're free to move here in scroll senselessly to get the ad again.

I'm sorry, but are you getting your information on the effects of car detergent on the environment from an advertisement!?!?

Remember when those dish detergent ads were washing oil off birds? THOSE BIRDS STILL DIED ANYWAYS

An advertisement from the official government thing over here. It's the governments own official website.

Stop freaking out over some dude online you'll never meet irl.

Collect yourself and go offline for the day, maybe try to relax for a bit and breathe some outdoor air. Have a conversation with a neighbour or local shopkeep.

Says the guy getting his information from Instagram ads.

I'm sorry I offended you. I didn't know this was an offical advertisement from the department of thing over there.

Relax, dude lol.

Best. Sauce. Ever.

Another one.

Go outside, have some real human interaction and learn to get over yourself.

Log off for a couple weeks and see if you can become a real human boy once more.

First the blatantly incorrect assertion. Then the clueless fumbling to justify it. Now the generic ad hominem attacks.

This is better than a movie… what’s next?

I'm bankin on projection.

"No it was you who said soap was bad for the environment"

Tbf you're the one getting riled up. Maybe take your own advice and also stop using random ads you can't even name as a source.

illegal to wash your car out on the street because it pollutes the ground.

If you have a rainwater sewer, you're basically pouring soap and oil straight into the nearest river or lake.