Re:Fake Meat Was Supposed to Save the World. It Became Just ...
by reducesuffering on Thursday January 19, 2023 @11:38AM
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Vegans absolutely generally object to killing flies… Many won’t even steal the work of bees
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Re:Fake Meat Was Supposed to Save the World. It Became Just ...
by slothtrop on Thursday January 19, 2023 @12:48PM
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If they really did, you'd expect to see calls to mitigate insect deaths as part of their usual dialog. They're apathetic. If you ask them, ostensibly they might object to killing insects to stay consistent, but they won't bring it up.
THat's pretty much in line with naturally expected behavior, because intuitively we don't expect much from insects.
Re:Fake Meat Was Supposed to Save the World. It Became Just ...
by issa on Thursday January 19, 2023 @02:50PM
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I don't feel comfortable speaking for ALL vegans, but in my house, we gently move spiders outside. We would also be totally fine with killing a mosquito. My general theory is that it is fine to hurt an animal if it attacks you first, but it's cruel to do it whenever it can be avoided. Just like all other forms of violence.
Re:Fake Meat Was Supposed to Save the World. It Became Just ...
by DangitBobby on Thursday January 19, 2023 @11:08PM
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I also avoid killing insects and spiders, especially if they aren't dangerous and aren't bothering anyone. We don't use pest control to "keep bugs away" either.