i mean there’s a compelling argument i’m vegan due to social pressure from the world’s smartest and coolest people. i want the smartest and coolest people in the world to like me and being vegan sure seems to matter there. i don’t buy an argument that the smartest and coolest people in the world should do less to align status among them with animal welfare. they seem to be quite locally effective at persuading people.
like if you think about the people you personally know, who seem to influence people around them (including yourself) to be much more ethical, i would be quite surprised to learn that hugbox norms got them there.
i mean there’s a compelling argument i’m vegan due to social pressure from the world’s smartest and coolest people. i want the smartest and coolest people in the world to like me and being vegan sure seems to matter there. i don’t buy an argument that the smartest and coolest people in the world should do less to align status among them with animal welfare. they seem to be quite locally effective at persuading people.
like if you think about the people you personally know, who seem to influence people around them (including yourself) to be much more ethical, i would be quite surprised to learn that hugbox norms got them there.