Define “the country”

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Your request implies statistical accuracy so let’s be more specific. Every US household, averaged?

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My point is it is stupid to virtue signal that you’re a good person for not harming animals while you’re harming plants. Vegans even harm thousands of rodents and i via mass farming. Avoiding harming every single multi-cell form of life is an exhausting and endless exercise. Individual adults can draw their own lines for their own lives. I don’t believe is is moral to force children or pets to be vegan. (Inb4 anybody’s eating pets reply.) Ultimately, I believe it is moral enough to continue most regional predation hierarchies as is. It is complex and there are many nuances. There is no universal guideline that should apply to every village globally.

Does sentience require a CNS? If yes, sponges and jellyfish don’t suffer? If no, damaged plants release chemical distress signals. They alter behavior (growth patterns, resource allocation) to avoid damage. They prime defensive responses after initial exposure, functionally similar to sensitization. Root tips show oscillatory electrical activity that some researchers compare to neural activity. So plants have no neurons but do have sophisticated signaling. Yet you think they don’t suffer? Given that we don't understand consciousness, how can you be certain enough about plant insentience to justify killing them without moral concern?

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