Executive summary: The vegan movement appears split on advocating baby steps versus strict animal rights, but these approaches are paradoxically complementary in reducing animal suffering.
Key points:
Animal rights and baby steps are incompatible morally, but baby steps pragmatically reduce animal suffering in the short term.
Non-apologetic vegan advocacy is very effective, but data shows baby steps also help people transition to veganism.
While pure animal rights arguments are morally consistent, the founders of veganism debated its scope as a diet versus ethical movement.
Since the total abolishment of animal exploitation will take time, different approaches are needed and hostility between camps is counterproductive.
Both animal rights advocacy and supporting incremental steps play important complementary roles in the vegan movement’s ultimate success.
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Executive summary: The vegan movement appears split on advocating baby steps versus strict animal rights, but these approaches are paradoxically complementary in reducing animal suffering.
Key points:
Animal rights and baby steps are incompatible morally, but baby steps pragmatically reduce animal suffering in the short term.
Non-apologetic vegan advocacy is very effective, but data shows baby steps also help people transition to veganism.
While pure animal rights arguments are morally consistent, the founders of veganism debated its scope as a diet versus ethical movement.
Since the total abolishment of animal exploitation will take time, different approaches are needed and hostility between camps is counterproductive.
Both animal rights advocacy and supporting incremental steps play important complementary roles in the vegan movement’s ultimate success.
This comment was auto-generated by the EA Forum Team. Feel free to point out issues with this summary by replying to the comment, and contact us if you have feedback.