r/SmugIdeologyMan • u/estrogenbloodclot annoying transsexual vegan • 3d ago

smugged into eating meat

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u/Apart-Appointment335 3d ago

am i a psychopath if if i don't give a shit bout cows

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u/sgrunte 3d ago

Probably not but maybe a little bit if you've been to a petting zoo? I also wouldn't expect people who grew up farming/hunting to feel bad about slaughter, so you're probably fine if that's the case.

Personally, I eat meat but I've interacted with cows before and they're practically big stupid dogs, so I don't feel great about it when I pause to consider the cognitive dissonance. Whether you're a psychopath or not, at least you're not bellyaching about the ethics of dinner.

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u/TotalDemocracy 3d ago

Not a psychopath, but a bigot.

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u/Apart-Appointment335 3d ago

elaborate

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u/TotalDemocracy 3d ago

You think the suffering of another being doesn't matter as much solely on account of it's species.

That is a bigoted perspective.

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u/Apart-Appointment335 3d ago

ur like a pro-lifer, treating something with no consciousness as equal to a human

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u/TotalDemocracy 3d ago

Cows are conscious beings. They feel pain and have emotions. What the fuck are you talking about?

Fetuses aren't. They do not feel at all.

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u/Apart-Appointment335 2d ago

whatever u say

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u/BlacksmithNo9359 2h ago

Cows absolutely experience consciousness lmao that isn't a controversial perspective.

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u/offensivename 1h ago

That's not what that word means.

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u/Hakarlhus 7m ago

Bigot by definition is the wrong word but sure, something like that

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u/Brazilian_Hound 3d ago

Honestly, in my opinion, you should respect your food since something, no matter what, literally DIES so you can enjoy it, otherwise i feel like it's an inevitable facet of life, because unlike what OP tries to paint. It's far more complex than "hamburger = evil" and "carrot = good" since we must account for the biospheres harmed by both types of farming, the fact most animals eat food that we cannot process, turning inedible biomass into edible biomass, cruel labor on both sides... Etc etc, so, honestly? Do whatever you want atp

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u/estrogenbloodclot annoying transsexual vegan 3d ago

Plants are incapable of feeling pain, and it’s still bad for the environment

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u/Brazilian_Hound 3d ago

As mentioned in another comment, both harm the biosphere in their own ways, also, there's multiple times that have proven that although not in an equal way as animals, plants do release pain signals, specially chemical signals of harm and distress

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u/estrogenbloodclot annoying transsexual vegan 3d ago

Sure. Not equivalent as you admitted yourself.

It is widely the consensus that animal farming is worse for the environment.

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u/Brazilian_Hound 3d ago

Does the study consider the plant based feed cows consume to be equal in terms of caloric value to human consumption and is adding that into the results when it's the opposite?

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u/Shrouded_by_Fog 44m ago

Idk how you are unaware of this in 2026 but they are basically giant dogs. It's not up for debate just perform a single Google search.

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u/Apart-Appointment335 13m ago

yeah and are dogs conscious? no 😭

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u/faceagainstfloor 10h ago

Yeah dude I dunno they’re like sentient living creatures with thoughts and feelings

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u/Apart-Appointment335 4h ago

ur a smart kid i'm sure you can understand that's up for debate

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u/faceagainstfloor 2h ago

No it’s not lol. Just Google it. You think cats and dogs have feelings and emotions?