• @commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    310 months ago

    this analogy doesn’t hold up: the meat is on a shelf and everyone has been paid before I decide whether to buy it.

    • DroneRights [it/its]
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      -210 months ago

      Okay, let’s say there’s a serial arsonist who’s been burning down houses in your neighbourhood. Now he’s on GoFundMe asking for money to buy more gasoline. I like burned down houses, so I give him money with the knowledge he will use it to burn down your house.

      Do I share any responsibility for what happened to your house?

      • @commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        410 months ago

        I still don’t see how this is analogous: the meat industry doesn’t depend on my purchases any more than it depends on yours.

        look at this chart. can you see when you went vegan?

        • DroneRights [it/its]
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          -110 months ago

          Yes, it does depend on your purchases more than mine. You’re making the mistake of conflating a very small number with zero.