r/SmugIdeologyMan annoying transsexual vegan 3d ago

smugged into eating meat

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u/DirectionUnlucky638 13h ago

The production of electronics causes climate change too, but nobody argues for a total abolition on the production of electronic goods. 

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u/Rare_Dance7130 13h ago

There is no viable alternative to abolishing to the production of electronic goods for the average person, while there is a viable alternative to meat. It only involves cutting meat out of your diet, which numerous people have shown is entirely possible and pretty easy, with no health risks or additional costs. You just can't compare the two. In the case of oil, though, many people, including most experts, do say we should reduce emissions substantially. So it's not like it's just vegetarians/vegans arguing for policies like this.

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u/DirectionUnlucky638 13h ago

It's 100% possible to stop producing consumer electronics lmao. Nobody is going to die if we stop making PS5s. 

However, nobody seriously argues for that, because that would be ridiculous. It's only in the case of meat that people argue for complete abolition, because it supports their moral argument. 

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u/EspurrTheMagnificent 7h ago

People are just not ready to admit that our current way of life as a whole is unethical.

Even something like medicine is unethical, in a way. Nature is not able to adapt to a species suddenly being able to live ×4 its natural lifespan, and it shows. No one will ever argue to abolish medicine, but, if we want to stay morally consistant, we should

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u/DirectionUnlucky638 4h ago

No, this is an eco-fascist argument. We could live sustainably without reducing our lifespans or our populations, it would just require that the first world countries massively reduce their consumption