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adammarplesyesterday at 8:59 PM1 replyview on HN

Palm oil comes from palm fruit, by the way, not from "massacaring" the trees. Fruits are, from an evolutionary perspective, meant to be eaten, it is their purpose. If plants are conscious of fruit being harvested at all it probably feels good.


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turtlesdown11yesterday at 9:14 PM

I think you're not reading the comment accurately, they're referring to the environmental harms of palm oil

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_and_environmental_impac...