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Calling something "wasteful" is merely philosophical. What exactly is wasteful? You eating anything that isn't absolutely required, maybe just some IVs, is that
by chemmail 6y ago
Calling something "wasteful" is merely philosophical. What exactly is wasteful? You eating anything that isn't absolutely required, maybe just some IVs, is that not wasteful? The USAs entire meat chain, is that not wasteful? Transportation when online meetings are fine, is that not wasteful? The universe itself burning out one day, is that not wasteful to existence? Wasteful is not an argument at the end of the day.
- DemocracyFTW 6y agoJumping from the observation that a given term is of a philosophical nature (whatever that might mean) to the conclusion that it is "not real", hence "irrelevant" is a fallacy. Likewise, observing that not only exhibit A has property P but also exhibits C, D, and E is no proof that property P is irrelevant with respect to A. "Democracy", "freedom", "the law", "the economy"—all of these terms are in the realm of Philosophy and are subject to philosophical discussion, as they ought; none of these is not highly relevant in a universal, everyday, hands-on sense. Likewise, that meat production is wasteful doesn't mean it's a good idea to add yet another wasteful item to a place characterized by finite resources.