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That’s very condescending

No, it isn't.

Please do not use this kind of language when talking to any other humans.

Whats wrong with the laguage?

The smug moral superiority of the "educate yourself" trope is the problem.

I actually found the second link quite informative. I'm quite willing to admit that I was ignorant to the fact that different types of glass are not recyclable (or at least not easily so).

It doesn't help when comments like this are flagged. People need to get over their insecurities.