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Re:‘I’d rather eat an actual burger’: plant-based meat’s siz... by robcohen on Saturday September 24, 2022 @11:17AM (#32963451)
Not to go down this annoying rabbit hole, but if you and others didn’t eat it, wouldn’t it not exist in the first place due to lack of market demand? Is a short life with a quick end worse than no life at all. Would it be acceptable if they were sufficiently happy or cared for? Is this a form of slavery and therefore bad? Where do we draw the line? How much freedom and life is a worthy trade off vs no life at all?

It seems to me that this argument isn’t sufficiently strong. The global warming argument seems strong.

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Re:‘I’d rather eat an actual burger’: plant-based meat’s siz... by wpietri on Saturday September 24, 2022 @01:43PM (#32964928)
Buddy, I'm not making an "argument". I'm explaining my thought process. If I can live my life in ways that are equivalent except one has less unnecessary killing, I'm going to pick that one. If that doesn't matter to you, that's fine by me.
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