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Much as with anti-vax, veganism is more about maintaining an illusion of personal control in a world where really we have very little, than actually saving anim
by somewhereoutth 5y ago
Much as with anti-vax, veganism is more about maintaining an illusion of personal control in a world where really we have very little, than actually saving animals.
(I will leave to one side the social signalling aspect, which again has absolutely nothing to do with animals)
(And of course other people have to bend over to accommodate your foible, or otherwise you can feel justifiably aggrieved - a win all around!)
Farm animals can be understood as devices for changing things we can't eat into things we can. Without them a large majority of the human population would starve.
Having said all that, we do eat far too much meat, and there is no reason to be more than necessarily horrible to said animals.
- DangitBobby 5y ago> veganism is more about maintaining an illusion of personal control in a world where really we have very little, than actually saving animals Sounds like you've got it all figured out.
- spicymaki 5y agoPersonal control (illusory or not) is what separates humans from animals. The world cannot sustain meat production at scale. If there is magic nutrients in meat that currently can’t be replicated by a vegan diet via supplements (I am not aware of any), we better figure it out soon.
- kwertyoowiyop 5y ago> Much as with anti-vax, veganism is more about maintaining an illusion of personal control in a world where really we have very little, than actually saving animals. Citation needed.