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kvotheunkvothe · 10 months

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was talking to my brother and saying that for years now I hadn't felt I could, ethically, eat squid or octopus because of their intelligence (which is sad because calamari is delicious, but it's a personal choice) and because we had no "social contract" with them like we have with some smarter barnyard animals that let them proliferate and be protected from predators in exchange for their flesh (get domesticated, idiot). I noted that, given the opportunity, I also wouldn't eat monkey or elephant or dolphin for similar reasons.

"or humans," I added, as an afterthought. "...but only generally. there are some people whose hearts I would eat in the marketplace."

"what about squid-people?" my brother asked. "like Zoidberg, maybe?"

"oh I'd eat Dr. Zoidberg," I answered immediately. "...he knows what he did."

#story time #I do think we should have more humane ways to treat our domesticated livestock #but that's a separate issue of how we're failing our social contract with them generally #and it isn't enough for me to feel guilty generally for meat consumption #I guess I might eat part of a dolphin if that dolphin personally was an asshole #I just don't know any dolphins #wouldn't touch primate tho as prions isn't worth the revenge meat even for a really terrible and mean little monkey #I think asshole elephants are mostly traumatized so I probably still wouldn't eat one even if it stomped on me and broke my back #maybe I should be concerned for Zoidberg parasites but eh whatever

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