You are confusing a legal transfer of currency with the economic reality of market incentives.
Yes, technically the money belongs to the grocer once you hand it over. But the grocer is not a charity. They are a capitalist business that operates on data. You didn’t just hand them money; you handed them money in exchange for a specific product.
By making that exchange, you sent a clear financial signal that procuring a dead animal was a profitable choice for them, so if they procure another one, their profit will likely increase.
You are confusing a legal transfer of currency with the economic reality of market incentives.
Yes, technically the money belongs to the grocer once you hand it over. But the grocer is not a charity. They are a capitalist business that operates on data. You didn’t just hand them money; you handed them money in exchange for a specific product.
By making that exchange, you sent a clear financial signal that procuring a dead animal was a profitable choice for them, so if they procure another one, their profit will likely increase.
they are responsible for their own decisions, regardless of what I do.
The slaughterhouse is responsible for their actions, but that does not absolve you in any moral or legal framework.
but nothing. i’m not responsible for their decisions.
i think you are confusing economic theory with ethical theory.
You cannot separate the two because economics is the mechanism through which your ethical choices manifest in the real world.
wrong.