The way that people use the word “exploit” when talking about living things is different from the way we use it when talking about nonliving things. It implies a lack of consent from the one being exploited.
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commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months agoexploitation and consent are unrelated. I exploit water resources every day, and consent is an absurd topic to raise in this context. the definition of veganism requires the abstention from exploitation of animals for food. there is no exemption made for consenting animals
starman2112@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
consenting exploitation is still exploitation.
embed_me@programming.dev 5 months ago
Exploit does mean “use/utilize” but I assumed the common subtext of “use unfairly or in a manner not conducive to overall welfare”
commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
the ambiguity does not seem to be helpful in defining veganism, and the definition should probably be updated