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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago (3 children)

It's not the eating it really. It's the farming and processing. I think it's important to be clear so consumers aren't stuck with all the blame.we buy what's cheap and available and their pursuit of that has lead us here.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Of course it's the eating, why would they be farming so many animals so intensively if it wasn't for demand? It's a complete abdication of personal responsibility to say that eating meat is ok but farming it isn't. Maybe you can argue that hunting meat is negligible in terms of impact but there's a reason we don't all hunt, there's not enough of a sustainable population of any game animal that would keep the number of meat eaters we have today fed. Factory farming is a requirement for our current level of consumption.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

That's a silly statement. Then let's say driving our cars doesn't either. It's the combustion engine processing the gasoline, but turning the wheel and pressing the pedal does nothing

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A plant based diet is cheaper, maybe not as available if you eat out or fast food a lot but that comes down to demand.

https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2021-11-11-sustainable-eating-cheaper-and-healthier-oxford-study

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Only four? I thought it'd be much higher

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago (29 children)

You don't need to cut meat out of your diet to make an impact!

Cut your meat intake down to just ONE meal a day. That's it! If everyone did that, it would make an absolutely tremendous impact.

Start noticing how often you eat meat. Many people eat meat for literally every single meal and don't even realize it, it's so ubiquitous in most societies.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (5 children)

On the flip side, meat tastes 20x better than vegetables.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What shitty vegetables are you eating, Mr/Mrs Coronary?

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (4 children)

“And yet, eating a vegan diet still produces greenhouse gasses! Curious!”

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