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Animal food ultimately comes from plants though, so the net increase in carbon to the atmosphere is zero, and their by-products are not so harmful. Machines rel
by vcdimension 10y ago
Animal food ultimately comes from plants though, so the net increase in carbon to the atmosphere is zero, and their by-products are not so harmful. Machines rely on electricity which is mostly generated from non-renewable resources, and the production of steel and other raw materials requires a lot of energy and harmful waste.
Also consider that biological brains are several orders of magnitude more efficient than electronic ones.
- vcdimension 10y agoAlso, we don't necessarily need to breed more animals to perform useful tasks. We can just train existing populations (e.g. birds and bees) to behave in ways that are mutually beneficial to them and us.