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[–] Treble@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

..which somehow doesn't include producing less garbage?

[–] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

less garbage isn't created regardless of whether you or I buy fish

[–] Treble@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

An individual abstaining from owning slaves didn't reduce slave populations either. Think they were as dumb and ineffectual as I am? Fine.

[–] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

so you are moving the goalposts from efficacy to ethics. that's fine, but I don't believe eating fish is unethical.

[–] Treble@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Multitudes of alternatives (plants!) are less cruel and harmful to our planet. Do you disagree?

[–] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't think eating fish is cruel, nor inherently harmful to the planet. the methods of fishing that have developed, and the scale of modern fishing are problems, but for me to choose to abstain from fish would not mitigate the situation.

[–] Treble@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Treble@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

How is inflicting unnecessary pain and suffering not cruel?

[–] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago

say what you want to say