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by windward 83 days ago
So I get to continue the hedonistic life without having to plan for a long slaughter? That's not such a bad way to go.
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No you don’t get the hedonistic life. The turkey gets a hedonistic life because its value is in its consumption. It’s worth more to its owner fattened up as much as possible.

You on the other hand, are not bred to be consumed. And in fact the fatter you are, the more expensive and less useful you become.

So what you get is more likely starvation, if you aren’t culled to free resources.

The fatter I am, the more capital I have. History bodes well for capital in times of peace.