[…] I asked the man behind the counter if the Steak Nuggets were such a hasty retreat because they were unpopular with his diners. He said the following: “Well, we were one of the last stores to have those things, because nobody bought ’em.”
[…] I asked the man behind the counter if the Steak Nuggets were such a hasty retreat because they were unpopular with his diners. He said the following: “Well, we were one of the last stores to have those things, because nobody bought ’em.”
Nothing happens in isolation… Producing a little less meat shouldn’t cause additional harm, but shutting down a lot of meat production all at once would cause a lot of harm - starting with people who make their living both directly and indirectly from the industry, and if you shut down enough of it all at once you’d be disrupting enough of the supply chain that even people who just consume the food are going to run into problems.
We should strive to do better, but avoid arguments like “STOP ALL X NOW!” - it’s overreaching, and would be counterproductive if you actually achieved it.