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spoopy figs (thelemmy.club)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
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[–] 9 points 6 months ago (7 children)

Idk isn't that like saying all animal pollinated plants are not vegan?

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  • [–] 9 points 6 months ago (5 children)

    Well, this one’s got a literal animal inside of it… Is all I’m saying

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (2 children)

    I guess it depends on if people think roadkill is vegan; the dead wasp is part of the life cycle of the wasp/fig symbiosis so its going to die well before humans intervene.

    Imo the argument could be made that by clearing land for vegetables there's a large reduction in habitable natural environments. This results in things dying that normally wouldn't. Especially true when you consider pesticides.

    So is the problem the dead bug in the fig or the dead bug outside, say, an apple?

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  • [–] 0 points 6 months ago*

    Imo, don't think about it too hard. I think it makes more sense to eat creatures based on a mix of survivorship curve and whether they are intelligent enough to need to be confined.

    If you're building infrastructure more to contain animals rather than keep other ones out, imo that's the pivot point.

    Idealized survivorship curves:

    Type 1 and 2 are easy no's. Type 3 is generally fine as long as its not like an adult turtle or octopus. Type 3 organisms are probably going to get eaten a lot and early in nature while its rare for the adults to get eaten.

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