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soylamulatta t1_iyabgye wrote

Reply to comment by IYXMnx1Sa3qWM1IZ in ELI5 Are cows constantly producing milk? by ms_myco

You didn't outright say it but a lot of people would read your comment as having only two options. The first is treating an animal cruelly and then eating them and the second is giving the animal a better life and then eating them. And we have to keep in mind that it doesn't matter what farm the animal grew up on they are all likely going to a similar slaughterhouse. Although people like eating meat a lot of them don't realize what truly goes on in the animal agricultural industry. And they don't realize there's actually a third option - not eating any animal products at all. I think if more people knew how animal agriculture works and realized that abstaining from animal products is an option then more people would not eat meat at all.

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chortling2 t1_iybqywn wrote

Right? Redefining food as necessity rather than an indulgence for future generations has got to happen.

People like going into space but don't want to eat space food? The hypocrisy of humans knows no bounds.

Another example: people like luxury boats and are realistic about not being able to afford big ass yatchs. Yet ask them to live in an urban small space and they balk. No, we need single family homes and will fight tooth and nail to preserve our "right" to disallow multi unit housing of any kind.

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