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The question was: if we all stopped eating meat tomorrow, would it be enough to avoid a climate apocalypse?
The answer is: no.
Get off your high horse. This is a typical holier-than-thou attitude. Telling people that they can stop climate change by going vegan is the moronic take here. The power to stop this is not in the hands of individuals, and the myth that it is has been propagated since the last century by oil companies. Recycling isn't enough, cycling everywhere isn't enough, eliminating meat from your diet isn't enough.
The only thing which will avoid climate apocalypse is eliminating fossil fuel use.
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I did not call OP a moron, I did not call anyone (specific) names. I expect the same courtesy.
I did not say anywhere that stopping to eat meat (which is only half the problem, milk is another big one, etc.) would stop climate change. In fact, I highlighted that stoppong all carbon emissions is important.
The individual decision to eat meat or not to is, as you correctly point out, more or less in vain. The important thing is, that a societal change needs to happen. Which is what my whole rant was about. Any (individuals) one action is not enough. The industrialization of it needs to stop.
For the record, I am not vegan, i eat meat, drink milk and eat eggs. At least call me a hypocritical asshole.
Bravo, you're right in all that you say. I'm sorry if I came on to strong bredrin.