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[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

A lot of plants don't want to be eaten either. Tough shit, I am hungry.

[–] theolodis@feddit.org 12 points 2 weeks ago (12 children)

Wanna guess how many plants are wasted to feed animals, only for humans to eat them?

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

fun fact: we kill between 1 and 3 TRILLION animals a year for food and textiles.

Wait, that's not a fun fact!

[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

That's it? I was hoping to see at least 10 trillion animals killed this year... /s

[–] hans@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, I used the royal we.

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[–] big_slap@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)
  • Plants don't want to be eaten.
  • Plants don't want to be eaten.
  • Plants don't want to be eaten.
  • Plants don't want to be eaten.
  • Plants don't want to be eaten.
  • Plants don't want to be eaten.
  • Plants don't want to be eaten.
[–] theolodis@feddit.org 4 points 2 weeks ago

To be completely fair, some plants actually produce fruits with the intent of them being eaten, because that's their way of Zoochorie/Hemerochorie

[–] Artemis_Mystique@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Plants that humans wouldnt be able to digest efficiently anyway, unlesss you are talking about the more bourgeois meats

[–] theolodis@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Like soy and corn, which famously can't be digested by humans.

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[–] Teppichbrand@feddit.org 12 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Vegan Bullshit Bingo #22

Plants have feelings too

No, they do not. There is no serious study to suggest that they do. Plants do not have a brain or central nervous system. At most, they respond to stimuli. If you really care that much about the welfare of plants, you should go vegan, since many more plants "die" for animal feeding.
Do you feel bad while mowing your lawn? And would you rather rescue a potted plant than a dog from a burning house? Is docking pig tails the same as branch trimming to you? Question upon question...

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 weeks ago

What part of "Tough shit, I am hungry" made you think I care about the desires of the plant?

[–] madjo@feddit.nl 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Plants communicate.

Those tears you shed when cutting onions is because of a defence mechanism of the onion, the scent you smell when cutting grass is another.

We also know that fungi and trees communicate with eachother as well. They even help eachother gain nutrients.

[–] Teppichbrand@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (10 children)

Yeah, agreed. Life wants to live. Pain and fear is something animals feel so they can get away from potential harm. If you're immobile like a plant, it doesn't make sense to feel pain because you can't run. You don't need to have a brain nor a central nervous system to deal with that.
70% of global crops are fed to animals. Stop eating animals and grow forests instead, to make our planet healthier.

[–] SippyCup@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

It's closer to 30%.

About 80% of the biomass of the food grown for human consumption is fed to livestock as well. That may be where you're getting that number? That's being insanely generous. What we're talking about is like, corn stalks, squash vines, that kind of shit. The parts of the plants humans cannot physically eat but none the less must produce to feed ourselves.

I'm sure the irony of your bullshit bingo card is completely lost on you but you haven't said anything that strictly speaking could be interpreted as true in this thread.

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[–] hans@feddit.org 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

to the extent that they don't understand that they themselves might die, plants don't want too be eaten any more than they want to keep living. the same is true for animals

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (30 children)

Not true at all, many animals share the same emotions as humans, who are animals themselves.

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[–] markovs_gun@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Some do, actually. Most plants that taste good basically rely on being eaten as part of their reproductive cycle.

[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

In particular cultivars. So do pigs.

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[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

Fuck plants! I'll eat 'em all!

[–] AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

If I could photosynthesize and fix my own atmospheric nitrogen, I happily would.