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[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 50 points 1 month ago (4 children)

the average person has very little way to reduce the number of plastic nets in the water

Besides the obvious and 100% viable option of just not eating fish.

[–] seathru@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Now I feel better about my weird dietary preferences.

I'm doing my part!

[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I also do not enjoy the taste of fish. High five haha

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 month ago

The average person cannot make the connection between the food they eat and the animal it was. People act so appalled by the torturous conditions in animal farms, and then stop at McDonald's on their lunch break to pick up some chicken nuggets, totally unaware of the irony

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

Yeah eating fish is not sustainable, especially considering how global fish population is dropping rapidly. Sadly, my dad loves fish..

[–] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

It seems to be working well after about 6 years.

[–] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

seems like this comic indicates it's not doing enough

[–] Treble@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Seems the problem is beyond finding a 'cure-all'. Multiple strategies will be necessary.

[–] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I'd prefer an effective strategy

[–] Treble@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

..which somehow doesn't include producing less garbage?

[–] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

less garbage isn't created regardless of whether you or I buy fish

[–] Treble@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

An individual abstaining from owning slaves didn't reduce slave populations either. Think they were as dumb and ineffectual as I am? Fine.

[–] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

so you are moving the goalposts from efficacy to ethics. that's fine, but I don't believe eating fish is unethical.

[–] Treble@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Multitudes of alternatives (plants!) are less cruel and harmful to our planet. Do you disagree?

[–] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't think eating fish is cruel, nor inherently harmful to the planet. the methods of fishing that have developed, and the scale of modern fishing are problems, but for me to choose to abstain from fish would not mitigate the situation.

[–] Treble@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Treble@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

How is inflicting unnecessary pain and suffering not cruel?

[–] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

say what you want to say