• commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        1 year 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]@lemm.ee
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          1 year 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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            1 year 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]@lemm.ee
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              1 year ago

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