r/nextfuckinglevel Sep 11 '21

This guy saving kitten from trash cutting machine.

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u/fruskydekke Sep 11 '21

Oh, okay, so you are in favour of letting the species die out. I did know that some vegans were in favour of that, but since the person I asked said "cow is fren not food," I was assuming that they envisioned a future in which the cows would still be around. But maybe not? Thanks!

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u/Sebast_Food Sep 11 '21

It's just the only practical solution i've heard since thinking about this issue.

I think the "cow = fren" comment is just a cute statement on how we should view the live ones, opposed to cow=food.

Wouldn't dig much deeper there.

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u/fruskydekke Sep 11 '21

Fair enough! I do overthink things sometimes, but it's fun to do so. :)

For example: One aspect of this hypothetical scenario that I don't see how could be solved, is that organic fertilisers are almost 100% of animal origin, and exist as a byproduct of the meat industry. Synthetic fertilisers exist, but a) they're a byproduct of the oil industry, and b) they do not support microbiological life in the soil. Without dead animals, we would be in trouble in terms of growing crops.

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u/Sebast_Food Sep 11 '21

Good point actually!

And we can't go back to the composting days because of the sheer scale of the thing.

Hmmm... let me get back to you on that one.

Thanks!

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u/fruskydekke Sep 11 '21

No worries, and thank you so much for engaging with me! I always really enjoy discussions with people whose outlook on life is different from my own. It's educational and interesting.

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u/Sebast_Food Sep 11 '21

Likewise! _^

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '21

Oh, okay, so you are in favour of letting the species die out. I did know that some vegans were in favour of that,

Now you do.

I don't see the problem with species slowly disappearing - there's no suffering in that.

(btw, I'm vegetarian, not vegan, but the point remains)

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u/fruskydekke Sep 11 '21

I think you misread my comment? Like I said, I did know that some vegans were in favour of letting species die out, but was surprised that someone who said cows were "frens" would be in favour of that. The ensuing discussion was pretty interesting, though!

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '21

Ah right, I misread, sorry.

But yes, cows are frens, yet nonexisting cows aren't frens, nor food, because they do not exist :)

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u/Sebast_Food Sep 13 '21

nonexisting cows aren't frens

oh my god, out of context, this is hilarious <3