• RegularGoose
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    I’ve never understood the absurd mindset of “we’re animals and we feel emotions and pain, so clearly other animals don’t feel those things.” The entire idea is incredibly stupid and irrational both on the surface and with even the smallest shred of scrutiny by anyone who has observed literally any animal for any amount of time.

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      1 year ago

      the question of suffering (or joy) seems not to be that easy to answer. Not every “animal” clearly (or not so clearly) seems to “feel those things”

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        1 year ago

        Not every animal, no, but the vast majority either overwhelmigly appear to or definitively do, including all of the ones we eat and regularly experiment on, and nearly all of the ones most people come into regular contact with.

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            1 year ago

            Yes, we. You’re part of society, and as such, you benefit immensely from animal slaughter and experimentation, even if you’re a strict vegan.

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              1 year ago

              experimentation, ok, easy to see

              but how do i benefit from animal slaughter?

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                I’m assuming you eat plants that are grown outdoors. Aside from all the animals that are dead from clearing the land they were grown on, modern agriculture involves killing insects on a massive, unsustainable scale. Even those bullshit “organic” farms do it.

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                  i “benefit from animal slaughter” because of pesticides?

                  i am a gardener too 😱

                  even if i avoid killing insects, occasional manipulation of the earth might end up killing some yes

                  you should have used another word. the word slaughter is used for killing to eat

                  why are organic farms bullshit?