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"A [real or imagined] respect for animals that led to a reduction in waste product." is not the same as "Maximizing profit by turning undesirable or inaccessi
by WaxProlix 10y ago
"A [real or imagined] respect for animals that led to a reduction in waste product."
is not the same as
"Maximizing profit by turning undesirable or inaccessible meat into nuggets in a potentially dangerous process."
I don't think you're wrong to mention them in the same sentence, but it's definitely disingenuous/uncharitable to compare peoples' sentiments on the two apples-to-apples.
- maxerickson 10y agoA big part of the point I'm trying to make is that the differing sentiments aren't all that coherent. I don't see how it is disingenuous to express my opinion on the matter. I guess it might not be especially charitable.
- WaxProlix 10y agoI'm interested here because to me they don't seem at all incoherent. Can you unpack that a bit for me?
- maxerickson 10y agoIt comes down to "Maximizing profit by turning undesirable or inaccessible meat into nuggets in a potentially dangerous process." I don't agree that is a particularly good description of the process. They are making the meat accessible, it isn't undesirable to begin with. There could be some occupational hazard, I don't know. It seems clear enough that it isn't much of a food hazard (we've been eating it for decades).