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It makes me feel justified to perpetrate the Inevitable suffering that is a side product of my existence, yes. Everything (that has a consciousness like our own if you want) causes something else to suffer by merely existing. The money you have in your wallet right now is money that other people don't have. Biology works the same way.
we don't choose to be born, but pretending that we don't have the choice to minimise the suffering we cause (whether we have a duty to is another question entirely) is just cynical nihilist sophistry
going for a walk is not the same as going for a walk and kicking everyone you see along the way in the shins, this is basically absolving yourself (and everyone) of any heinous things they do because, well, life sucks anyway, right? thousands of years of social contract and moral philosophy deboonked with this one weird trick
I'm not pretending we don't have a choice and not equating less harm = more harm. I'm just saying a lot of it is inevitable. Anything we gain, someone else didn't, so we have to make decisions based on how much we want stuff vs how much getting it harms others.
Anyway, sorry if i offended you. Take care.