I think it would be nice to know what is the moral weight of the mean terrestrial and marine arthropod. I suppose the mean arthropod is quite:
Young, given the high mortality in r-selected species.
Small, since smaller animals are usually more abundant.
Both these factors push the moral weight of the mean arthropod down, and therefore the estimates I gave here could significantly overestimate the importance of the welfare of arthropods (and nematodes).
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I think it would be nice to know what is the moral weight of the mean terrestrial and marine arthropod. I suppose the mean arthropod is quite:
Young, given the high mortality in r-selected species.
Small, since smaller animals are usually more abundant.
Both these factors push the moral weight of the mean arthropod down, and therefore the estimates I gave here could significantly overestimate the importance of the welfare of arthropods (and nematodes).