I think this described me for a while, I gradually cut down on meat until I’m now a lacto-vegetarian (at least when I’m buying the food, I’ll admit I just visited my parents and enjoyed having an excuse to eat huge amounts of ham and turkey).
I think it’s similar to other ethical objections people have but ignore, most supply chains degrade human dignity or destroy the environment in ways we know are wrong, but ethical alternatives are either unavailable or inconvenient, which outweighs the vague guilt we feel if we ever accidently think think about it too long.
As you point out, making alternatives readily available definitely seems more effective than criticising the constant hypocrisy!
I think this described me for a while, I gradually cut down on meat until I’m now a lacto-vegetarian (at least when I’m buying the food, I’ll admit I just visited my parents and enjoyed having an excuse to eat huge amounts of ham and turkey).
I think it’s similar to other ethical objections people have but ignore, most supply chains degrade human dignity or destroy the environment in ways we know are wrong, but ethical alternatives are either unavailable or inconvenient, which outweighs the vague guilt we feel if we ever accidently think think about it too long.
As you point out, making alternatives readily available definitely seems more effective than criticising the constant hypocrisy!