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jkahrs595today at 2:28 PM6 repliesview on HN

Don’t forget eating meat, the easiest thing to stop doing (people needs cars and trucks for work, they don’t need cheeseburgers). People can’t be bothered to make any changes, it’s always someone else’s problem.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/27/meat-gas...


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benfortunatoday at 2:38 PM

Even cutting back on meat can have an impact. Halving quantities in cooking etc. really is hardly noticeable.

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dopa42365today at 4:08 PM

More specifically, beef and lamb.

https://ourworldindata.org/food-choice-vs-eating-local

Replacing those with basically any other meat (pig, chicken, fish) would make a huge difference already. And it's far more realistic than no meat. Indirect demand destruction (from cost increase) through carbon credits or something like that in the future?

guy200today at 3:53 PM

Even mildly advocating for veganism as a vegan would be infuriating if it wasn’t so comedic. The mental contortions that even intelligent people will put themselves into in order to either avoid the topic or keep their head in the sand are truly something to behold. And ultimately it often feels like arguing with a past version of yourself, who perhaps held some of the same views.

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jezzamontoday at 2:46 PM

People need cars... But not trucks for work :)

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WarmWashtoday at 2:41 PM

Yeah, good catch, thanks.