with legs and wings, it harder to ignore the body count for me. Like 6 wings means 3 chickens died. Like, obviously, breast are a one-to-one, but its less obvious somehow. Its like steak or hamburger; it could be 1/100th of a cow.
edit: i'm barely even vegetarian these days. I need to rebuild some habits
A couple of months ago, I got one of those rotisserie chickens half off near closing time at a supermarket. This lead to me spending the evening re-enacting Goya's Saturn Devouring His Son in front of my computer. I felt like one of those chimps you see in nature documentaries eating a baby gibbon
I had some fired burned steak yesterday. shits good. primal and bloody. but one of those things that even normal people wouldn't do if they knew what the whole process looked like start to finish. pretty sure /r/happycows is a psyop by the meat industry
there is a whole series of horror movies that I think would be sick to make that are just how humans treat different animals. obviously the meat industry is low hanging fruit, but this is some good shit
I want to be vegan. I also don’t know why, but I don’t feel bad about the whole eating sentient beings thing. Watched the documentaries, all that. I’ve taken breaks from meat multiple times. One day I think I’ll join the crew. Maybe if I dated a vegan that would help.
I could say the same thing about every fruit and vegetable. Migrants are forced to live a life of suffering just so I can eat some broccoli. Or the soy industry actively destroying the rainforest.
I could also flip that and say a worker suffers in trade labor, at least give them 10 minutes of enjoyment with that wing. Like someone posted they were depressed and hadn’t eaten in a week so they bought some chicken tacos. My worry comes for the human before the animal. And if that chicken kept them alive another day I’m glad they ate. When I went vegan I also found myself just not eating and relying on other unhealthy outlets.
Veganism falls into the category of personal responsibility that I don’t latch onto. If we want to change our system and ban meat production I’m down, but shaming people into a personal responsibility argument never seems to work.
Migrants are forced to live a life of suffering just so I can eat some broccoli. Or the soy industry actively destroying the rainforest.
Yes, the same happens for them to grow and harvest soy, which is then fed to the meat animals. Eating meat contains the suffering that comes with eating vegetables within it and will always be worse.
I could also flip that and say a worker suffers in trade labor, at least give them 10 minutes of enjoyment with that wing.
Enjoyment doesn't only come from bad things and making that argument is dumb. "Let the [impoverished community] enjoy cigarettes, let the [impoverished community] enjoy heroin."
No, how about we work towards ending their suffering and the suffering and exploitation of migrant workers in factory farming as well as the animals being tortured.
Heroin and cigarettes are not foods that allows people to survive.
I’m all for ending the suffering. I also would not advocate people to stop eating broccoli in order to end the suffering of those picking the broccoli. Why is that the go to stance for vegans?
[Inevitable vegan post]
with legs and wings, it harder to ignore the body count for me. Like 6 wings means 3 chickens died. Like, obviously, breast are a one-to-one, but its less obvious somehow. Its like steak or hamburger; it could be 1/100th of a cow.
edit: i'm barely even vegetarian these days. I need to rebuild some habits
A couple of months ago, I got one of those rotisserie chickens half off near closing time at a supermarket. This lead to me spending the evening re-enacting Goya's Saturn Devouring His Son in front of my computer. I felt like one of those chimps you see in nature documentaries eating a baby gibbon
I had some fired burned steak yesterday. shits good. primal and bloody. but one of those things that even normal people wouldn't do if they knew what the whole process looked like start to finish. pretty sure /r/happycows is a psyop by the meat industry
Good rule of thumb:
Tag in the ear usually means commercial cow
No tag is usually a rescue/pet/subsistence cow
galaxy brain: the meat industry donates to nonprofits that rescue animals from the meat industry, based on nothing.
I loved fishing as a kid, but currently I couldn't really handle hooking worms or bashing a fish's head in with a club and then gutting it.
I feel bad enough when I feed live insects to my pets
there is a whole series of horror movies that I think would be sick to make that are just how humans treat different animals. obviously the meat industry is low hanging fruit, but this is some good shit
Fishing and releasing is one of the most evil activities if you really think it through.
What kind of pets do you have?
🕷&🦎
Very cool.
god i wish that were me
mmmmmm cauliflower 👌👌👌😋😋😋😋 fried cauliflower tossed in sauce 😳👀👀👀😋😋😋
I want to be vegan. I also don’t know why, but I don’t feel bad about the whole eating sentient beings thing. Watched the documentaries, all that. I’ve taken breaks from meat multiple times. One day I think I’ll join the crew. Maybe if I dated a vegan that would help.
For me it's the lifetime of suffering in trade for maybe 10 minutes of enjoyment eating chicken legs.
I could say the same thing about every fruit and vegetable. Migrants are forced to live a life of suffering just so I can eat some broccoli. Or the soy industry actively destroying the rainforest.
I could also flip that and say a worker suffers in trade labor, at least give them 10 minutes of enjoyment with that wing. Like someone posted they were depressed and hadn’t eaten in a week so they bought some chicken tacos. My worry comes for the human before the animal. And if that chicken kept them alive another day I’m glad they ate. When I went vegan I also found myself just not eating and relying on other unhealthy outlets.
Veganism falls into the category of personal responsibility that I don’t latch onto. If we want to change our system and ban meat production I’m down, but shaming people into a personal responsibility argument never seems to work.
Yes, the same happens for them to grow and harvest soy, which is then fed to the meat animals. Eating meat contains the suffering that comes with eating vegetables within it and will always be worse.
Enjoyment doesn't only come from bad things and making that argument is dumb. "Let the [impoverished community] enjoy cigarettes, let the [impoverished community] enjoy heroin."
No, how about we work towards ending their suffering and the suffering and exploitation of migrant workers in factory farming as well as the animals being tortured.
Think before you post this shit.
Heroin and cigarettes are not foods that allows people to survive.
I’m all for ending the suffering. I also would not advocate people to stop eating broccoli in order to end the suffering of those picking the broccoli. Why is that the go to stance for vegans?