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Humans didn't invent agriculture (sopuli.xyz)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

I would say it's symbiotic to the continued survival and propegation of their genes, but not to their well-being as individuals.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

It's also a double-edged sword. The moment a domesticated species isn't useful enough for us, its numbers (and therefore genes) will decrease dramatically. Plenty of livestock populations may be reduced to a tiny size if artificial meat production becomes cheap enough, or if it's decided to be a necessity to fight climate change.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Depends on the situation, factory farming definitely, but for most natural raised situations I'd argue the animal's well being is like 99% of the work being done.