Would you say your skepticism is mainly tied into the specific framing of âoffsettingâ as opposed to just donating? How would your answer change if the offset framing was dropped and it was just a plain donation ask?
I think if it is just donating then there isnât anything very revolutionary here⊠animal welfare charities donât only market to vegetarian/âvegans.
I both take it to be true that offsetting is the new and exciting angle here, and that common sense morality doesnât have much of a place for offsetting.
On the identity thingâI think there is something there, though for âmembershipâ to work weâd need to somehow change the identity of members quite a bit. A non veggy/âvegan farm animal welfare member is a bit like an NRA member who doesnât allow guns in the house, or a Sierra Club member who drives a gas guzzler and doesnât recycle. Consequentially not that contradictory, but identity-wise, a bit dissonant.
I think if it is just donating then there isnât anything very revolutionary here⊠animal welfare charities donât only market to vegetarian/âvegans.
I both take it to be true that offsetting is the new and exciting angle here, and that common sense morality doesnât have much of a place for offsetting.
On the identity thingâI think there is something there, though for âmembershipâ to work weâd need to somehow change the identity of members quite a bit. A non veggy/âvegan farm animal welfare member is a bit like an NRA member who doesnât allow guns in the house, or a Sierra Club member who drives a gas guzzler and doesnât recycle. Consequentially not that contradictory, but identity-wise, a bit dissonant.