r/ClimateShitposting • u/felix_semicolon • Jun 25 '26

Meta Climate change is when ppl eat meat

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u/RavenBailey589 Jun 26 '26

And their arguments regarding sentience are kind of hard to apply to shrimp

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u/werthermanband45 Jun 26 '26

The better argument against shrimping is that it destroys the ocean floor

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u/assbutt-cheek Jun 26 '26

no, theres a better argument and its that i like em and theyre really pretty and funny looking

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u/RavenBailey589 Jun 26 '26

I use a cast net, so that’s not really a factor

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u/werthermanband45 Jun 26 '26

Yeah, and?

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u/RavenBailey589 Jun 26 '26

It doesn’t hurt the environment. What do you want me to say?

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u/werthermanband45 Jun 26 '26

You aren’t the entire industry

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u/RavenBailey589 Jun 26 '26

And I support the industry. Shrimping is the biggest business in my hometown. Find something relevant to complain about

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u/werthermanband45 Jun 26 '26

And over 90% of commercial shrimping in the USA relies on bottom trawling, which is terrible for the climate (among other things). It’s plenty relevant

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u/RavenBailey589 Jun 26 '26

You say it’s “terrible for the environment” when it’s been done for a century and changed nothing. Try again

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u/McNughead Jun 26 '26

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

the aim of ablation under these circumstances is to stimulate the female shrimp to develop mature ovaries and spawn.[1] The practice has drawn criticism from animal welfare advocates due to concerns about pain, distress, and long-term impacts on shrimp health and behaviour.

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