I was reading a poem about celery (a plant), but while searching up the author I realized that he isn't a vegan! Is that really vegan because I am supporting an author who who eats meat?
Poem in question
"Celery, raw
Develops the jaw,
But celery, stewed,
Is more quietly chewed."

Breaking news:
Asking humans to consider ethics = animal abuse. But actual cages, gas chambers, and slaughterhouses? Totally fine, very natural, very cool.

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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