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Comment on Eating less meat ‘like taking 8 million cars off the road’

argv_minus_one@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

I think you’re underestimating how big an impact the meat industry has on the climate, and you’re underestimating the power “regular people” have with regards to eating less.

The meat industry exists because we eat loads of it. If we eat less of it, the meat industry will become smaller as a capitalistic reaction.

That would only delay the end of the world, not prevent it. It would be a huge and mostly senseless sacrifice.

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YungOnions@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
That defeatist attitude benefits no one except the status quo. Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good. Any positive change is better than none.

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mackwinston@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
What huge sacrifice?

We eat far too much meat, and the huge overconsumption of meat is not only very bad land use, it’s very bad for us personally, leading to chronic illnesses in later life.

I’m not vegan, I’m not even a vegetarian, but I’ve massively reduced meat intake of all kinds (and very very rarely touch red meat these days). I don’t even miss it, and I don’t count it as a sacrifice. I have discovered all sorts of plant based foods which are to be honest better than meat, so it’s a “negative sacrifice” - not only is my health improved, my food is more enjoyable, too.

The expectation to have meat every single meal is frankly ludicrous.

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