The last 60% of the message is about yourself. It might feel like you are just explaining yourself but other people perceive that as you defending yourself because you think you were right and shouldn’t have to apologize. Focus on what your friend said, how they might feel and how you are going to try to make them feel more comfortable going forward.
Farmers (and by extension the people who pay them) are exploiting animals.
I don’t think I used the term brainwashed in my comments so not sure why you’re attacking me for that, but if you are really continuing to harm animals only because someone used a word you don’t like that’s cause for some introspection.
I agree with basically everything you’re saying if I understand it correctly, other than “The option to not eat meat in terms of human history is basically brand new” which is easily disputed by Buddhism being over 2500 years old.
Downplaying the ethical view that exploiting others is wrong and should be avoided as a “dietary preference” comes off as a little disingenuous.
Being human, the humane one, the one who sees themselves in others? There is nothing more human than being humane to animals and abstaining from exploiting them.
Which is compounded by 95% of researchers being meat eaters which is an inherent bias.
I don’t faint when I hear about human murder but wouldn’t want human corpses on my timeline either
Yes
Maybe put a nsfw tag on the image of a corpse?
You are ignoring the victim
Healthier? Not for the fish.
Killing fish is not necessary like you said. I understand there is negative effects but that’s not really related to my comment nor the article.
Another positive outcome
Cheese relies on paying thugs to take it from (recently) pregnant cows
Compassion and empathy do not rely on someone else’s value to you, so instead of having “compassion” for bugs only because they serve a purpose in the ecosystem you rely on you, think about how they are living their life and having their own unique experience of the world, the same way your friends do.