• derf82@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Have you seen how people in the slums of India live? No one wants that life. It is not unreasonable to want a fair standard of living.

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        6 months ago

        So you want us to somehow magically have the greenhouse gas emissions of an Indian, but think we can just have a high standard of living by having Soviet-style housing blocks (famous for being bleak and depressing)? That does not seem grounded in reality.

        Edit: and meat is one of the few things I can eat. Not giving that up. Humans have eaten meat since before civilization. It’s a clear sign that overpopulation is a major issue that something that humans have done for eons is suddenly a problem.

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          6 months ago

          For eons, most humans died between the ages of 0 and 1. Before we had modern medicine, we just accepted it and moved on. In many cultures, you wouldn’t bother to name a kid until its first or second birthday, to make the grieving process easier. Now, most babies don’t die. Cows don’t have to die for us either.

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            6 months ago

            We can save more infants, so that means no more meat. That is some non sequitor.

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              6 months ago

              You weren’t paying attention to the point of what I said, were you?