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Re:Octopus farming in the U.S. would be banned under a new b... by dathinab on Thursday July 25, 2024 @05:04PM (#41073366)
tbh. given the high intelligence of Octopus and they capabilities to seemingly have quite "sentient" emotions do we really need to eat them as delicacy

(But also this argument is a losing one for most not vegetarians, because in difference to what is often believed both cows and pigs are also relative intelligent. Like if I remember correctly cows are roughly as intelligent as a 7 year old kid.)

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Re:Octopus farming in the U.S. would be banned under a new b... by snapplebobapple on Thursday July 25, 2024 @08:02PM (#41074712)
Sentience is irrelevant. Deliciousness is the only relevant metric. Being able to provide a quick, relatively painless death is a bonus but not a requirement.
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Re:Octopus farming in the U.S. would be banned under a new b... by DangitBobby on Thursday July 25, 2024 @08:13PM (#41074777)
That's what I say when I'm out hunting humans TBH
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Re:Octopus farming in the U.S. would be banned under a new b... by snapplebobapple on Friday July 26, 2024 @09:56AM (#41078711)
You do you, but disease vectors are much higher in your own species and as near as I can tell from the literature we taste like pork, so the risk seems unwise vs octopus that occupies a much more unique flavor and texture category.
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Re:Octopus farming in the U.S. would be banned under a new b... by jncfhnb on Thursday July 25, 2024 @06:15PM (#41073960)
Sentience is a very low bar for animals
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Re:Octopus farming in the U.S. would be banned under a new b... by lugvruzzle on Thursday July 25, 2024 @09:17PM (#41075085)
People often mean sapience when they say sentience
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Re:Octopus farming in the U.S. would be banned under a new b... by ratsmack on Thursday July 25, 2024 @06:10PM (#41073913)
> ... roughly as intelligent as a 7 year old kid.

Maybe a 7 month old, but surely not a 7 year old.

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Re:Octopus farming in the U.S. would be banned under a new b... by dathinab on Thursday July 25, 2024 @06:35PM (#41074160)
nop definitely not month at most I'm oft by one or two years in my memory, cows are really intelligent they just miss stuff like hands, or a more articulated language allowing them to better utilize their brain etc.
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