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I've stumbled upon some of the same thoughts: cows would be fucked if we stopped eating beef; animals wouldn't give two shits about devouring my ass if the cond
by bena 4y ago
I've stumbled upon some of the same thoughts: cows would be fucked if we stopped eating beef; animals wouldn't give two shits about devouring my ass if the conditions were right, turnabout is fair play; fuck crabs; etc.
But I also recognize some the points raised by vegetarians/vegans: we do eat way too much meat; we do treat livestock horribly; fuck crabs; etc.
And I think the answer is closer to vegetarianism than it is to all meat all day. We should eat less meat and probably far less beef, but we eating some is fine. Especially due to the B12 issue. It's something our bodies don't synthesize and our best source is animal products.
It would also let us slowly cut down the cattle livestock as we wean off of beef to lower levels.
Of course, the problem, as always, is "the growth mindset". That we always need to be improving everything quarter after quarter. If you sold 100 hamburgers today, you need to sell 200 tomorrow. How about we sell enough to be profitable and you know, just like chill the fuck out for once.
- surement 4y ago> We should eat less meat and probably far less beef Why beef specifically?
- fsflover 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beef#Environmental_impact https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beef#Environmental_impact
- surement 4y agoHow much Brazilian beef do we eat in the US? I don't think any deforestation is done to raise beef in this country.
- fsflover 4y agoIt's not just deforestation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_meat_production https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_meat_p...
- bena 4y agoExcessive consumption of red meat is not that great for our health. Heart disease and colorectal cancer are both linked to diets high in red meat. Beef is just the chief red meat people eat. I think in terms of "good for you", it goes from worst to best: beef, pork, poultry, then fish/seafood.
- argondonor 4y agoBut animals don't synthesize B12 either, they only store the B12 that they consume. There's no benefit not to just consume it ourselves.
- bena 4y agoRuminates like cows produce B12 through their gut bacteria. That's synthesis. And before you say "that's the bacteria, not them", then we technically digest anything because gut bacteria is essential for digestion. We are gestalt organisms. Always have been.