• silly_goose@lemmy.today
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    2 months ago

    Eating plants directly causes less plant harm compared to feeding them to animals and then eating those animals.

    Because it’s more efficient. Every step along the food chain a lot of energy is lost due to thermodynamics.

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      2 months ago

      same damage. animal eats plant. you are also eating plants. there isnt a zero sum just cuz you moved off of one onto the other.

      had you argued less animal farming you might have had a good point as feeding large amounts of meat is inefficent.

      you really missed your chance there.

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        2 months ago

        No that’s why I brought up thermodynamics.

        Directly eating plants kills less plants than eating animals that grew up eating plants all their life.

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          2 months ago

          You are so close yet so far. You’re still missing that one link of refinement to make your argument water tight and it is very important to acknowledge nuance here.

          You don’t suddenly eat less just cuz you changed what you’re eating. Caloric intake is still requiring to be the same.

          If you change to plants you need less animals to eat. They’d in turn require less.

          You can’t just lazily spew thermal dynamics and nothing to connect it. It makes you sound almost smart but missing the point.

          Again you keep missing your opportunity regardless how often I’m bringing it to you on a silver platter. I’m arguing with myself for you…and its a point i actually agree with. And yet you still keep missing it lol. im not even àrguing against thermal dynamics. i was arguing consiousness. you are so lost. I guess some ppl really can’t be helped.