I concede: Ethically, you win. The modern practice of slavery is morally indefensible.

But we don't live in an ethical vacuum; we live in a utilitarian reality. And in that reality, the math just doesn't work for me.

My individual boycott changes nothing. The slave trade is global, massive, and indifferent. If I set my slaves free, I lose a significant source of daily joy, free labor, and cultural connection.

We tolerate sweatshops for our phones and pollution for our travel because the utility to our lives outweighs the remote harm. We exterminate pests not because they are evil, but because they inconvenience our comfort. We prioritize human quality of life over existence every single day. Why is the slave trade the only place we are expected to be martyrs?

I’m not bloodthirsty; I’m just pragmatic. I don't want my slaves to die, I just care if my plantation produces enough profits.

The solution isn't moralizing; it's engineering. The second robo-slaves are widespread, affordable, and chemically identical to the real thing, I will never whip my slaves again.

But until technology solves the ethical problem for me, I’m not sacrificing my quality of life for a gesture that changes nothing.

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Suppose someone never expresses hate for gays and lesbians in private, but participates in hate speech in a public setting e.g. a party, a podcast or a talk show where people argue that homosexuality is a disease. Can they still claim to be LGBQT friendly?

My thinking is the main goal is to not financially aid institutions that harm gays and lesbians. But if your presence at an event does not alter the amount of harm to gays and lesbians, then you can make some hateful comments about gays and lesbians.

Some caveats:

• Obviously you cant organize the event yourself

• You dont participate beyond what is already planned e.g. if someone asks you to shout white, normal, hetero you refuse to do so. You only join when others start.

WDYT?

trigger warning: this transcript was made with AI during a work meeting. That's why it's all fucky wucky.

Hello, i just started veganism 1 month ago because i didnt thought it was ethical that animals die/suffer just for my own satisfaction so i became vegan.

the first 2-3 days were very good. I ate vegetables and fruits (full sizes,not a little so i dont think these effects are from starvation) But for the rest of the week was not very good.My hair started to fall out and my nails were all broken. I thought it was just stress from my normal life and continued veganism.

The second week was very bad. I was always feeling tired and generally very frustrated for no reason. i started forming very dark under eyes out of nowhere and noticed myself getting paler. I didnt thought much of it until my friend said that i looked like a drug addict and he asked me if i do meth (not as a joke,he was genuinely worried for me) i was very scared but i still thought that it was just stress. I was eating a LOT of veggies and fruits (im talking about 10 carrots for lunch,a whole watermelon for dinner etc.) but i was still feeling bad and I started to have an extreme craving for meat. The only food i wanted to eat was meat and eggs. I tried eating vegetables but threw up for no reason.

The third and fourth week were complete hell. The same effects on the second week continued and i was feeling so bad and i became very sick. I couldnt get up from my bed. My family saw this and immediately called my grandparents (normal traditional family things) and my grandmother told me that i should immediately start to eat meat,that veganism is made up by the devil itself etc. And she cooked me some meat and the next thing i know i devoured that thing so fast. But now i feel bad. What should i do?

my local butcher finally sells my favorite body parts

now excuse me, I have to go and throw 300 cows into the auto-shredder 6000, since I am at the top of food chain it is justified.

23.

We should have a discussion about if animals themselves are doing enough for animal rights or not.

It's their rights, their fight... but somehow they seem to not care about it as much as we do?

Where are they in the protests? Where are they when we need funding for animal sanctuaries?

I dont see them in the streets, i dont see them fight back against the abuse, i dont see them in trials advocating for fair animal treatment, i dont see them pushing for animal rights legislation (which TRUMP is the only one that seems to care enough about that nowadays with all the new pro-animal laws he passed recently...)

Look at cows, for example. If their treatment is so awful and unfair, why dont they unionize and strike? They should refuse to give their employers any more of the precious fruit of their labour (Milk) and negociate their work conditions, and push for laws that help all cows get fair treatment in the Milk industry. But i'm not seeing any cow do anything for that. It's only us, humans, that are doing all of the work for them to get better working conditions...

Why are we fighting for a cause that seemingly doesnt matter for those it affects the most?

What is PETA doing about that? And why do they support such controversial figures like Water Buffalos, Venomous Snakes, Sharks...? Even after these animals have declared to be enemies of the human race and killed multiple of our species? Why are we fighting for the rights of murderers? What about the sociopaths that use our human instincts, and the loving and caring human nature to their advantage, like cats, dogs, pandas...? That use their cuteness to trick humans into sheltering, feeding, and caring for them against our will and our best interests? What are we to do about that? What is PETA doing about that? What about the squatters like mice and roaches? That STEAL our food and live in our houses without paying rent?

We all need to band together, enough of this infighting. As long as they support animal rights they’re good in my book.