Also, this is really good. While we don’t all need to become total vegans, reducing the number of domesticated animals would have a significantly positive impact on both the environment and the quality of those animals’ lives.

[–] ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

That's true. But I'm willing to bet it's also because it's less affordable.

[–] renegadespork@lemmy.jelliefrontier.net 10 points 4 months ago

While it feels weird to argue that something should be more expensive, I think it’s best that meat is treated like a luxury for special occasions.

Meat is inherently an expensive process, and it was only ever cheap because the cost was paid elsewhere—mostly by horrible conditions for animals & human workers and environmental destruction.

[–] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Except the opposite is true by all accounts assuming you aren't eating fancy meat substitutes all the time.

[–] ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The opposite?

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

A vegan diet is dramatically cheaper than a diet with a significant amount of meat, assuming you aren't eating expensive meat substitutes

[–] ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca 1 points 4 months ago

Aaaah ok I get it. Thanks for the explanation.

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