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I think this is fundamentally true (although it has issues when it scales down to insects and below that requires an arbitrary line to be drawn) but I'm not convinced that being absolute about it is useful in harm reduction.
It's objectively better that someone looks to buy meat from a farm that cares about the welfare of its animals than one that maximizes profit at the cost of the wellbeing and happiness of the animal.
Naturally it's better still if they reduce or stop their meat consumption, but making it black-and-white can potentially result in a worse outcome by setting the bar higher than the consumer is willing to jump.
This is not a good-faith response. I'm not engaging further.
Quick and fast
It's a lot better than dying painfully and slow
everything dies
what I said was true. what you said was wrong. don't change the subject.
calling me ignorant doesn't change the truth of what I said
The one that has a life out in the field and then just dies one day without any stress. The one that is in a factory farm never sees the light is stressed their whole life. Guess what life is a bitch and unfair everything dies.
See, it's not hard to make disingenuous leaps. If you're going to tell me about sustainable local farming don't bother, I'll dismiss it like local animal farming vs. factory slaughter.