I heard something to do with Nitrogen and …cow farts(?) I am really unsure of this and would like to learn more.

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4 Parts

  • Ethical reason for consuming animals
  • Methane produced by cows are a harmful greenhouse gas which is contributing to our current climate crisis
  • Health Reasons - there is convincing evidence that processed meats cause cancer
  • it takes a lot more calories of plant food to produce the calories we would consume from the meat.

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  • KitsuneHaiku
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    3 years ago

    Demand just means how much is bought. Less bought is less demand.

      • KitsuneHaiku
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        3 years ago

        Less than it would be with X people plus 1 (me)

        Are you deliberately being obtuse?

        • commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          3 years ago

          if you buy something, it’s not available for someone else to buy it.

          also, you can’t prove a counterfactual.