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[-] commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 months ago

No doubt these need to be targeted as well — but for one, individually, you (probably) can’t do much about any of them.

you can't do anything about cafos, either.

[-] federalreverse@feddit.de 3 points 9 months ago

With meat, there is a definite demand-side issue. So yes, individually removing demand does help. And that's beside all the individual advantages.

[-] commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 months ago
[-] federalreverse@feddit.de 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

And there were planes in the air last year too, despite me not using one. That's proof that my actions count for less than nothing, thanks!

I said veganism is one effective climate-friendly thing you can do individually. I did not say that one person becoming vegan stops China or Brazil or anyone else in their expansion of animal farming. I did not say that you should stop advocating for change or stop making other changes to your life.

meat production Germany

Where is consumption growth coming from?

asia

[-] commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 months ago

so you can see that your choices don't decrease cafo production or air travel, right?

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