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[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Maybe a better case study would be figs since people actually eat those. From what I'm seeing in search results there is some difference of opinion, but maybe the prevailing opinion is that figs are fine for vegans because they are not intentionally exploitative or cruel to animals.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

I'm not vegan but I won't eat figs because of what you're touching on here. (I just find it gross.)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

I just did an Internet search. Today I learned. Still not sure I wish I did. 😢

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Look up cochineal and you'll stop eating lots of red/pink food coloring as well.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

It’s fucking bizarre is what it is. It’s like something out of Prometheus.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Figs and wasps are in a mutually beneficial relationship. Fly traps kill flies. Veganism is about suffering.