[split] "Some people eat animals, some don't."

[Jade]

So why choose to eat meat? That is the point here. It's not necessary for human survival. It destroys more plants geometrically than if animals weren't raised for food. This is to say nothing of pesticides on the plants grown for the animals, GMOs, and the suffering of the animals, plants, and planet.

This is the smoking gun for the "but nobody cares about the plants!" argument. All those monoculture corn farms are not feeding humans, they are feeding cows and pigs and chickens (or making ethanol). So the food chain that we facilitate, all around, supports the enslavement. I just feel better outside of it. Just like I feel better outside most of the other industries that facilitate enslavement and torture.

Breakdown on corn consumption from wiki:


livestock feed 43.4%
ethanol production 30.2%
exports 15.3%
production of starch, corn oil, sweeteners (HFCS, etc.) 7.8%
human consumption—grits, corn flour, corn meal, beverage alcohol 2.7%

Yes, I care about the maize as much as  I care about the cows. I want everyone to have better. That's my selfishness.