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Re:Environmental impacts of food consumption by dogs and cat... by psychiatrist24 on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @06:14PM (#26417784)
What if I care more about my cat than about your latest gadget?
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Re:Environmental impacts of food consumption by dogs and cat... by 7_my_mind on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @06:17PM (#26417817)
What you care for is immaterial. The goal of mitigating climate change is not to create a better world for you, but to provide a future for humanity. Thus, informed by such a goal it makes little sense to replace future generations with pets.
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Re:Environmental impacts of food consumption by dogs and cat... by psychiatrist24 on Thursday March 11, 2021 @08:05AM (#26423525)
Well if you don't care what I care for, why should I care what you care for? I'm not killing my cat so that you can get a new iPhone next year (presumably with an AI chip that can generate virtual cats).
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Re:Environmental impacts of food consumption by dogs and cat... by viro on Thursday March 11, 2021 @10:53AM (#26425323)
Yea this person doesn't seem to realize people often see their pets as literal members of their family. in the same vein as kids.
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