If we lower the demand by not eating them, we can lower the supply taken from the ocean by self interested businesses trying to maximize profits. This ad increases consumer demand by framing consumption as good. It is far better to minimize our consumption of animals if we care about their lives.

[–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

I agree with the sentiment, but my experience of capitalism is that it would not cause reduction in resource exploitation. The reduced cost because of lower demand would just make it profitable to some other industry instead, who would use up the supply.

In some cases, you can even have the government intervene, like subsidizing production to avoid loss of jobs.

It's really a grab all you can world out there :(

[–] The2b@lemmy.vg 44 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Pretty sure that's what Jeffery Dahmer said too

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

And it was just as true then

[–] boo_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 32 points 5 months ago

Signs like this make me sad

[–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Isn't this that racist, anti-vegan restaurant?

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 25 points 5 months ago

I believe you, facts unchecked

[–] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 27 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Yeah and whose sin is it, Jimmy? That's right, yours. Stop killing the ocean bugs!

[–] konomikitten@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 5 months ago (2 children)

You can bet the same people who made this sign would lose it if someone told them they didn't eat meat.

Bragging about killing animals to eat is really not the flex you think it is Jimmy.

[–] DumbAceDragon@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 months ago

Doesn't really seem like a brag so much as a tongue-in-cheek way of dismissing it. "Yeah, we kill animals. But.... the food is good?"

Though I certainly see what you mean.

[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

These signs came about in response to PETA running a bunch of crazy billboards in their town.

[–] Zoldyck@lemmy.world 19 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Sick

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

in a good or bad way?

[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 37 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I upvoted the first comment, then realized it was ambiguous and undid it.

I'll go on record to say this advertising of eating living creatures we've purposely killed "so they don't go to waste" is disgusting on multiple levels.

[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago

Can I get an amen

[–] Midnight@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 months ago

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