I do feel bad about killing mosquitoes by squishing them. On the other hand, I wear mosquito repellent, try not to leave standing water around, and I’m quite happy to keep geckos in the hope that they kill and eat the mosquitoes. Clearly, my revealed preference here is that I don’t like killing mosquitoes directly but I’m happy for them to die indirectly.
I find killing mosquitoes—and generally causing suffering to mosquitoes—to be upsetting, but I find malaria and dengue even more upsetting. Beyond that, I just don’t like horrible itchy mosquito bites.
I do feel bad about killing mosquitoes by squishing them. On the other hand, I wear mosquito repellent, try not to leave standing water around, and I’m quite happy to keep geckos in the hope that they kill and eat the mosquitoes. Clearly, my revealed preference here is that I don’t like killing mosquitoes directly but I’m happy for them to die indirectly.
I find killing mosquitoes—and generally causing suffering to mosquitoes—to be upsetting, but I find malaria and dengue even more upsetting. Beyond that, I just don’t like horrible itchy mosquito bites.