How is it any people cannot put themselves in that place with imagining? Even animals could identify with what would not be desirable. Humans should have the sensibility to know they would not want what the animals being used are put through, we can likewise choose to not have anything to do with that, and we can already find out ourselves that there are ways to be very healthy this way without products from animals. And the same amount of use of resources for it and contribution to damage to environments with loss of species does not need to be continued then. https://healthyaging.emory.edu/could-eating-30-plants-a-week-be-the-answer-to-better-health/

  • queermunist she/her@lemmy.mlEnglish
    24·
    5 days ago

    It’s not that people think of it as “good”, they just don’t think about it at all.

    They also get really mad when you make them think about it, because most people know it’s wrong.

    • IntrovertTurtle@lemmy.zipEnglish
      5·
      5 days ago

      Or, perhaps, just maybe, they don’t enjoy being vilified by people that claim moral high ground over a choice?

      • jtrek@startrek.websiteEnglish
        3·
        4 days ago

        Most people will get mad at someone pointing out their immoral behavior. This is easier on the ego. It’s also childish and weak.

      • queermunist she/her@lemmy.mlEnglish
        16·
        5 days ago

        Remember, no one is born vegan.

        My personal experience was, in fact, that I was mad at vegans for making me think about it. I find most people, when pressed, feel that hurting animals is wrong and sometimes will even admit it. That’s why so many of them are obsessed with the future being lab-grown meat, they’d rather be able to eat flesh without hurting anyone.

        I bet that applies to you, too. If we could grow lab grown bacon, which tastes exactly the same as flesh from a pig, you’d choose it every time. I doubt you actually want to hurt pigs.

      • DarthFrodo@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        4 days ago

        Giving money to factory farms by buying their products is not a choice like picking a flavour of ice cream though. It has victims that suffer immensely under the conditions.

        If someone beat up their dog every day and someone criticized them for it, you probably wouldn’t say that they shouldn’t “vilify” the animal abuser and that any attempt to help the victim is just “claiming moral high ground over a choice”, I assume?

        Like I get that the intention isn’t to be cruel when people buy meat, but it does involve very serious animal abuse. That sadly doesn’t go away just by looking the other way.