Comment on They're a different species, so it's cool to eat them

TheTechnician27@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Bougie_Birdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Do you know how many microplastics are in a full grown human? No thank you.

  Maybe we ought to throw them in a pit, chain them to a wheel, and let them grind their own meal. Like the serfs in the good ol’ days they long for.

  source

  • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    So long as there is a risk of them reaccumilating wealth, no thank you. Yeet them into the sun.

    source

    • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I say we send them to Mars. “Congratulations, you won capitalism. Now time to play on hard mode”

      source

      • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Do you want a galactic war between Mars and Earth? Because that’s how you get a war between Mars and Earth.

        source

        • -> View More Comments
• pennomi@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Counterpoint, while it might be ethical to eat free range billionaire, it’s the least tasty of human meat because of all the cocaine use and STDs.

  source
• eatthecake@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Are ‘don’t walk on the grass’ signs speciesist? I feel like it’s unfair that the other animals are allowed and i’m not.

  source

  • TheTechnician27@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    “Don’t walk on the grass” signs are usually stupid anyway because vast expanses of bare lawns with nothing but a single kind of mowed grass are almost exclusively dumber, uglier, and worse for the environment than native plants. (To actually answer your question, no, because speciesism is differential treatment without critical thought as to why they’re treated differently, and animals can’t read are way cooler than humans tbh.)

    source
• trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Ethical maybe, but definitely not vegan

  source
• GBU_28@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Uh isn’t a core point of veganism to not consume things with sentience?

  Even an “evil” human has sentience and doesn’t wish to be eaten. (Unless they do, and in that case, crank that hog)

  source

  • muix@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Not entirely true. Veganism is a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude—as far as is possible and practicable—all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals.

    Which leaves certain gray areas regarding the consumption of sentient beings. For instance, eating roadkill does not cause suffering for animals. Similarly, when Inuit people hunt animals, although it may cause suffering, it is their only means of survival. There are also instances where the only available medication contains animal products. Additionally, killing a human or non-human animal in self-defense when you haven’t intentionally put yourself in that situation would be vegan.

    On the other hand, the consumption of non-sentient items does not have to be vegan. For example, milk, eggs, and honey cause suffering for the animals that produce them.

    Regarding the consumption of a CEO, one could argue that killing is a form of self-defense and that eating them doesn’t increase their suffering. Along with the net positives effects on the world, it could be considered very vegan.

    source

    • GBU_28@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      As clarification, the hunting and consuming of conscious sentient beings is pretty clearly not vegan. Eating something increases its suffering.

      source