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by lm28469 1357 days ago
> He does have a point about food animals though.

People can make a choice for themselves, most don't because deep down they don't give a fuck, many do though

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But many, in fact most, people do.

There’s a reason a bunch of states passed laws making it illegal to photograph the warehouses where these animals are raised.

If there was a transparency law, that required an accurate picture of the location where the animals whose meat is being sold was raised to be stuck on the packaging it wouldn’t be very long before the more inhumane (or more accurately, the more inhumane looking) meat sources would become unprofitable.

Because most people are willing to pay a little bit more if they fully understand the ethical consequences. Actually, what is more likely to happen is that many people would eat meat less frequently, opting for more plant based sources of protein and then spend the extra money needed for the more humane meat when they wanted meat itself.

> Because most people are willing to pay a little bit more if they fully understand the ethical consequences. Actually, what is more likely to happen is that many people would eat meat less frequently, opting for more plant based sources of protein and then spend the extra money needed for the more humane meat when they wanted meat itself.

Most people I’ve grown up with are aware but don’t care or just put it out mind.

Willful blindness is a very human condition and a terrifying one.

These people don't care how many children were involved in the production of their iPhone and Nike shoes, they DEFINITELY don't care about the ethics of their meat consumption.
And, cigarettes have to show lung damage photos (federal) and reproductive health clinics need to show you sonograms of your fetus (state).