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latexr02/20/20252 repliesview on HN

The conversation is about the necessity of killing what you eat. Those slugs have nothing to do with either argument nor were they a necessary casualty.


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burnished02/20/2025

I think in practice pest control does require killing the pest, and in that example was a necessary part of growing broccoli to harvesy

amanaplanacanal02/20/2025

Not sure how killing things and then not eating them is morally superior. If you aren't eating meat you are probably getting most of your calories from grains and legumes. The people that grow and store those for you are killing a lot of animals to get them to your grocery store.

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