This video genuinely came off as satire to me. Like ‘If you spend, $20 more you can reduce the sum total suffering of this animal (before we kill it) while still giving money to us (the very corporations that engage in those practices). That is, if any of these labels even mean anything (which they don’t).’
Like, the premise of, ‘I don’t like it when animals suffer so how can we make them suffer less (while still suffering cuz I like to eat meat)’ is such an morally bankrupt starting point for an argument.
I appreciate that they highlighted the insane cruelty of factory farms on a popular channel but ffs if your going to mention the importance of individual purchasing power in determining market trends and not say ‘You could also, y’know, just not fucking eat animal products,’ then I feel like the arguments you’re making are a bit spineless.
This video genuinely came off as satire to me. Like ‘If you spend, $20 more you can reduce the sum total suffering of this animal (before we kill it) while still giving money to us (the very corporations that engage in those practices). That is, if any of these labels even mean anything (which they don’t).’
Like, the premise of, ‘I don’t like it when animals suffer so how can we make them suffer less (while still suffering cuz I like to eat meat)’ is such an morally bankrupt starting point for an argument.
I appreciate that they highlighted the insane cruelty of factory farms on a popular channel but ffs if your going to mention the importance of individual purchasing power in determining market trends and not say ‘You could also, y’know, just not fucking eat animal products,’ then I feel like the arguments you’re making are a bit spineless.