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What's the primary organising factor that drives, say, 95% of everyone's decision-making?
The economy.
So please tell me how this isn't billionaires fault
At the end of the day, your choices are your responsibility. Fault can be shared, for sure, but that doesn't mean your decisions aren't your responsibility.
Sure, but me personally doing everything 100% perfectly for the rest of my life still won't solve the problem. One of the major factors in meat eating is the subsidized cost compared to plant-based alternatives, which is the fault of government lobbied by animal agriculture corporations.
Not really my decision whether I eat