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Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks agoWell, one plan involves convincing western politicians and the companies that pay for them, to self regulate. The other involves personal choice.
So I guess I chose the easy one.
Also vegans do participate in animal activism of course. They just won’t argue for better ways to slaughter animals.
commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
but if it’s ineffective, then it is no better.
Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Well, your graph could just as easily support my position as it could go against it.
I see a line that could be higher if not for the personal choice of a collective of vegans, vegetarians, and generally healthier people.
You see proof vegans aren’t making a difference. Where’s your proof that the line is unaffected by vegans? Do you have anything else that proves being vegan is an effort in futility?
commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
no, it’ can’t. this is an unscientific claim.
Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
It’s a graph. It doesnt interpret itself. It doesnt really do anything on its own.
commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
i’ve never said that. i think if you want to avoid animal products, then doing so is its own reward. but if you want to decrease animal slaughter, it’s ineffective.
i suggest that you go where animals are being slaughtered and stop it.
Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Reducing animal suffering is the goal. And putting myself in prison wouldnt help anything. Also I doubt american prisons would give me a vegan diet anyways.
The goal is similar to cigarettes. Regulation came about once the general public became aware of the health risks for even non smokers.
Right now its not as well known by the general public how unhealthy diets that are heavy in meat can be.
By being vegan, and making it more normal for those I interact with, it shows broadens what people know about it.
I’m personally banking that americans are so selfish they will reduce meat consumption purely for health/cosmetic reasons alone, like to avoid heart disease or to lose weight.
commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
you can’t prove a counterfactual. but it is a fact that vegans exist, and the chart continues to rise.
Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
How many would have to be vegan before youll admit it would affect the supply of meat? 75%? 90%? Is there just a crossover point for you or you think if noone ate meat that graph would still go up?