The economic impact of vegetarianism or veganism is only one factor in the decision of whether one should become a vegetarian or vegan, but an important one
I’m confused by this. If you genuinely think your purchase decisions will make no difference to what happens to animals, then you might as well go ahead and order the big bucket at KFC with a guiltless conscience.
I took this to mean “even if you don’t expect your choice to have economic impact, like your friend ordered the KFC bucket but doesn’t want to finish it and asks if you’d like some, there are still other factors to consider like norm-setting and your own cognitive dissonance.”
I’m referring to effective altruists who aren’t (yet) veg-n but are considering becoming so, and are open-minded about but currently unconvinced by the argument veg-nism has a genuine economic impact.
I’m confused by this. If you genuinely think your purchase decisions will make no difference to what happens to animals, then you might as well go ahead and order the big bucket at KFC with a guiltless conscience.
I took this to mean “even if you don’t expect your choice to have economic impact, like your friend ordered the KFC bucket but doesn’t want to finish it and asks if you’d like some, there are still other factors to consider like norm-setting and your own cognitive dissonance.”
I’m referring to effective altruists who aren’t (yet) veg-n but are considering becoming so, and are open-minded about but currently unconvinced by the argument veg-nism has a genuine economic impact.