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we also get +90 BILLION of animals killed each year for food... which is dumb as believing in magic pills coming from donkeys
by luqtas 3y ago
we also get +90 BILLION of animals killed each year for food... which is dumb as believing in magic pills coming from donkeys
- anon-sre-srm 3y agoMeat agriculture is killing us in multiple ways. - Pandemics including the 1918 "Spanish" flu and COVID - Antibiotic resistance - Air, soil, and water pollution - Deforestation for feed farms and CAFOs - A major component of climate change Most people are inhumane and completely reject animal cruelty reflexively, so it's a weak, unpersuasive argument. Meat agriculture and fossil fuels need to be banned but won't because of stupidity, profits, and a lack of willpower.
- luqtas 3y agolet not mention the general recommendation of nutritional organizations... basically you start having a health population and saves billions of USD on health services
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- dang 3y ago"Eschew flamebait. Avoid generic tangents." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html