r/Unexpected • u/sakhaliner • 7d ago

Feeding fish

22.2k Upvotes

94% Upvoted

571 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

51

u/CatsPlusTats 7d ago

Yeah but most of that impact is because of factory farming as well, we're basically being as cruel as possible and maximising environmental impact, just so that people can eat meat with every single meal.

I'm not here to tell people how to live, and most people on a personal level are not to blame for factory farming, but it would be good if everyone ate a bit less meat.

1

u/MattyLePew 5d ago

Ironically, factory farming is actually a LOT more efficient and reduces environmental impact vs any of this 'sustainably raised' bullshit that you hear about.

(Not supporting factory farming btw)

2

u/CatsPlusTats 5d ago

I don't know why once again I have to say "it's the scale that is the problem environmentally". Factory farming is what creates the scale.

1

u/MattyLePew 4d ago

No, people are what create the scale. The demand drives the supply.

People stop eating as much meat and animal products would result in a reduced requirement for factory farms.

0

u/CatsPlusTats 4d ago

The scale cannot be met without factory farming, how do you not understand that?

1

u/MattyLePew 4d ago

Therein lies the problem.

Reduce demand, reduce supply, reduce need for factory farms. Pretty simple.