What is the view toward animal welfare of the Progress Studies movement?
A large community of “near-EA” animal welfare people exist, but don’t post on the forum as much as others. Note that this community has a mature, coordinated, cooperative outlook, different from some kinds of activism.
Peter: What do progress studies people think about nonhuman animals? Jason : It’s not discussed much. There are probably a range of views. Personally, my current position is that we shouldn’t be inhumane or needlessly cruel, but that animals aren’t on the same moral level as humans
Peter: Do you think modern factory farming is inhumane? Jason: I’ve only read a little bit about it, and what I read was pretty bad. But the topic is controversial enough that I’d want to hear multiple takes (ideally from different sides) before having a real opinion
Also mentions that he doesn’t see factory farming of animals as one of the biggest problems/negatives caused by progress.
What is the view toward animal welfare of the Progress Studies movement?
A large community of “near-EA” animal welfare people exist, but don’t post on the forum as much as others. Note that this community has a mature, coordinated, cooperative outlook, different from some kinds of activism.
Did not hear animal welfare mentioned once, and they had lots of meat options for lunch. That’s all I got lol.
You can read what Jason Crawford had to say on the topic here when
Peter Wildeford asked:
https://twitter.com/peterwildeford/status/1520911804288966656
Peter: What do progress studies people think about nonhuman animals?
Jason : It’s not discussed much. There are probably a range of views. Personally, my current position is that we shouldn’t be inhumane or needlessly cruel, but that animals aren’t on the same moral level as humans
Peter: Do you think modern factory farming is inhumane?
Jason: I’ve only read a little bit about it, and what I read was pretty bad. But the topic is controversial enough that I’d want to hear multiple takes (ideally from different sides) before having a real opinion
Also mentions that he doesn’t see factory farming of animals as one of the biggest problems/negatives caused by progress.