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It's unlikely we can virtue-signal our way out of any problem. If something costs more, that's a good proxy for that product being more energy-intensive. And w
by TheSpiceIsLife 4y ago
It's unlikely we can virtue-signal our way out of any problem.
If something costs more, that's a good proxy for that product being more energy-intensive. And where thst isn't the case, the higher cost is likely lining someone's pocket, who will then go on to consume more, thereby generating more pollution.
- hombre_fatal 4y agoWhat’s your definition of virtue signaling here that doesn’t just cash out into someone having different ethical concerns than you?
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- DoreenMichele 4y agoIf something costs more, that's a good proxy for that product being more energy-intensive. New products that come from new tech always cost more and early adopters tend to be people with money to spare. Unless you can come up with a source showing the higher energy usage -- one with a comprehensive lifetime comparison, not cherry picked -- this is a baseless comment.
- amusedcyclist 4y agoYeah we can also ban factory farming, like we ban murder.
- planter 4y agoThe correct definition of murder is as such: > Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse [...] Animals are not humans, killing an animal is not a murder. Attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to animals is called anthropomorphism.
- amanaplanacanal 4y agoI mostly agree with you. But it seems clear that mammals do have a lot of the same emotions humans do, as those emotions evolved long before humans took the stage. We just inherited them from our earlier ancestors.
- socraticmethod 4y agoThat's not the full definition of murder. Here's the rest: - 1: to kill (a human being) unlawfully and with premeditated malice - 2: to slaughter wantonly : SLAY - 3a: to put an end to - 3b: TEASE, TORMENT - 3c: MUTILATE, MANGLE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQRAfJyEsko https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQRAfJyEsko Watch Dominion and tell us these animals are not being mutilated, mangled, tormented, slaughtered and murdered. Animals do not want to die. The will ALL naturally cry, scream, run, fight and generally do anything possible to avoid getting killed. Killing them is murder. Discrimination or unjustified treatment of animals based on an individual's species membership is called Speciesism. The belief that humans alone possess intrinsic value or are the central entity in the universe is called Anthropocentrism.