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>"The solutions of "everyone just needs to do <x>" are a dime a dozen. We could solve war if everyone just stopped fighting." As evident from your (absurd) com
by daneel_w 3y ago
>"The solutions of "everyone just needs to do <x>" are a dime a dozen. We could solve war if everyone just stopped fighting."
As evident from your (absurd) comparison you're responding to the parent from the perspective of another completely different problem. Consuming less meat and more plant-based foods, including going fully vegetarian, is absolutely within grasp for a substantial amount of people in the west.
- Izkata 3y agoOnly if they were forced, is the point. For most it's a significant reduction in quality of life they're not going to choose.
- theobromananda 3y agoIs a little bit of umami taste really a significant part of your quality of life? When other parts go or die (health, friends, meaning), one can easily realize how little that actually matters for one's happiness.
- daneel_w 3y ago>"For most it's a significant reduction in quality of life they're not going to choose." I'm convinced that it takes a very special consumer (minority) to actually suffer a significant reduction of quality of life from being forced to give up meat.