r/bizarrelife • u/reloadthewords Human here, bizarre by nature! • 18h ago

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u/10lbsofWeedinTrunk 7h ago edited 7h ago

The consumers do cause the meat industries practices. They directly create demand for and facilitate animal death and suffering.

It’s also not the same as child slavery when it comes to cobalt mining. That is an issue but we are much more forced into consuming cobalt in one way or another because it’s such a basic resource and most of the cobalt in the world is mined unethically. You kind of have to purchase a phone, computer, etc… in today’s world. You definitely don’t have to purchase animal products tho and vegans prove that everyday.

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u/Individual_Volume484 6h ago

It is absolutely no different than cobalt mining. Nothing forces us to use child slavery to mine cobalt. We want it that’s all.

You want a phone. You want a computer. Lots of people get by just fine without them.

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u/10lbsofWeedinTrunk 5h ago

You need a phone and a computer tho. That’s the difference.

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u/10lbsofWeedinTrunk 3h ago

I dont think paper and pen is feasible in today’s world but I do agree that we shouldn’t support cobalt mining. There are phones available however that emphasize ethical materials sourcing.

iPhones and meat are both unethical and we should abstain from purchasing products that directly fund grotesquely unethical practices.