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by adammarples 59 days ago
Palm oil comes from palm fruit, by the way, not from "massacaring" the trees. Fruits are, from an evolutionary perspective, meant to be eaten, it is their purpose. If plants are conscious of fruit being harvested at all it probably feels good.
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I think you're not reading the comment accurately, they're referring to the environmental harms of palm oil

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_and_environmental_impac...