A Monument to Human Laziness: Behold, the Fatberg!
Seriously? Four buses? Four buses worth of solidified grease, wet wipes (because apparently flushing is optional now), and general household detritus has decided to stage a sit-in beneath Sydney’s wastewater plant? I mean, really, are we surprised? It’s just the logical conclusion of decades of convenience – disposable everything, instant gratification, and a profound lack of personal responsibility.
We’re told this behemoth is “difficult to reach.” Of course it is! Anything worthwhile requires effort; anything truly disgusting is conveniently hidden from view until it becomes an environmental crisis. Its the ultimate metaphor for modern society: a festering blob we pretend isnt there, hoping someone else will deal with it.
And who’s “we”? Not the people carelessly pouring their cooking fat down drains and tossing mountains of wipes into toilets. No, apparently we – as in taxpayers – are going to foot the bill for dismantling this greasy monstrosity. Brilliant! Lets just reward this appalling behaviour by cleaning up after it.
I’m picturing the engineers now: equipped with specialized tools, bravely facing down a mountain of congealed filth, all because some genius decided that flushing a pile of wipes was a perfectly acceptable practice. Just fantastic. Absolutely splendid.
