uptime could be a problem

vegan isn’t a diet, and cows don’t have an ethical position on animal exploitation

if it needs to be green olives, get the stuffed ones. but black olives are fine.

If there was no demand, these children wouldn’t be forced to work in mines - it’s that simple.

setting aside the difficulty of quantifying demand, this is still an unprovable statement. you can’t prove a counterfactual.

saying it’s basic is hand waiving. say what you mean.

I understand that markets are populated by irrational actors.

did it work?

more non falsifiable vaguery

the entire problem with your comment is that you are using vague language and not defining your terms. as a result, you have presented unfalsifiable theory.

no one should believe anything you’ve written here.

animal liberation front did some good work. earth liberation front, just stop oil… you get the idea I hope

they can organize among themselves. affinity groups that practice direct action are like my favorite political orgs.

I just want to say I love militant vegans, so long as militant means they are organized and actively creating the world they want to live in. if they are just preaching, I would not say they are militant, just evangelical.

and, to be clear, I’m neither. I just find militancy admirable.

Would fewer non human animals be exploited in a meatless Monday world? Yes.

I wouldn’t count on it

oh no. I’ve been on the left-hand side of this before. I knew what I was doing.

honestly too light

I thought you said it was common knowledge. is it groundbreaking research?

I’m as sincere as can be.

your accusation of bad faith is, itself bad faith

no, it’s not.

saying it doesn’t make it true