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Sure, I'm shooting from the hip. But I think the broader point is true -- there's nothing wrong/unsustainable/unnatural about having a bunch of ruminants runni
by dilap 5y ago
Sure, I'm shooting from the hip.
But I think the broader point is true -- there's nothing wrong/unsustainable/unnatural about having a bunch of ruminants running around. That's how it used to be!
What's unnatural, and, I think, unsustainable, is vast fields of intensively-grown monocrops, propped up by petrochemical fertilizers and pesticides.
- Retric 5y agoHaving ruminants running around is very stable, but if we are then harvesting them for meat you start depriving that ecosystem of various nutrients. It’s significantly more stable, but still not “sustainable” indefinitely. On the other hand if we aren’t harvesting them it’s arguably kind of pointless.