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[โ€“] iusearchbtw@feddit.uk 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] Pudutr0n@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago

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.