borderstolutenfolk

@borderstolutenfolk@lemmy.wtf

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do people still eat beef when we know it's terrible for Earth?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not vegan, but this does not follow from the premise you set out with.

  Most animals are slaughtered after around one year. Calf/piglet/lamb is taken away early so the mother can become pregnant. She becomes pregnant through artificial means in most cases, or at the least in an organized fashion.

  These ‘gargantuan’ numbers of animals we need to cull would not be more than we slaughter at present, if everyone went vegan. No more mechanical pregnanies, no more offspring, and no need for culling beyond the first thirteen months. Of course, I have never heard a vegan talk about changing all meat eaters overnight, so this is an unlikely scenario, but even if that is your premise, it doesn’t hold up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do people develop feelings for someone?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Long and difficult question. For me, “The art of loving” by Erich Fromm was where I truly learnt this stuff. Inspired by Marx and Freud. The main point is that love starts with you, the subject, and how different kinds of love are connected. Could be what you’re after.

  NOTE: There is some sexist and homophobic stuff in there. I will not defend it, but the spirit of the book does not rely on these points, in my opinion.