People never like pollution, it has become very wrong to like pollution at all. But just like there are good and bad things about people, there are good and bad things about pollution. If people were pollution we would get rid of anyone who was different, anyone who was considered an inconvenience… but we'd be getting rid of a life, a lot of lives… because we didn't like them. If pollution was a person would we still be trying to get rid of it? Would we have environmentalists still complaining and protesting and trying to get rid of all pollution?
The author, Rebecca McNutt, explores the complex relationship between people and pollution in her book "Smog City." She suggests that while pollution is generally seen as negative, it may possess both beneficial and harmful aspects, similar to human nature. The comparison raises questions about societal attitudes toward those who are different or considered problematic, emphasizing that discarding these individuals would mean losing valuable lives.
McNutt challenges the reader to consider whether...
