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Isnt it unfair to the ones which we never notice but still directly caused, which is probably the majority of the ones we kill? Maybe it's just not worth thinking about.
It's unfair for the same reason if you push a button that seemingly does nothing, but kills another person, it's unfair to the other person regardless if you notice or not. A life has still ended to no fault of its own.
the difference is that a human life matters and an insect life doesn't. And the insect situation is real, and the human-button situation is hypothethical.
Matters according to what/whom?