PLASTIOCEAN

PLASTIOCEAN (n.)

/ˈplas-tee-oh-shən/
1. The vast, synthetic sea we now swim in—internally and externally.
2. A planet-wide brine of microbeads, detergent foam, and fish with polyethylene pupils.
3. The new amniotic fluid of Earth, teeming not with life, but with legacy polymers.

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> “You can’t un-swallow the Plastiocean.
You can only learn to drift in its flavor.”

> “We don’t live near the Plastiocean anymore—we are it.”
> “You can’t un-swallow the Plastiocean.
You can only learn to drift in its flavor.”

> “We don’t live near the Plastiocean anymore—we are it.”
by Heymuse July 24, 2025
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