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I think the attitudes in books like the Omnivores Dilemma are outdated. It's a fifteen year old book and a lot of the science surrounding climate, agriculture, and meat production has advanced since then. I'm not saying that it doesn't have good ideas or good points, but this reassurance of self that being a conscious omnivore is enough or buying local is the best eco option has been disproven repeatedly. There are so many copies of it at my local used book store that I'm obviously not alone in this view.People who want to keep eating meat will reach back into the past for older sources to justify their views, kind of like how climate change deniers enjoy posting articles from 1912 or 1979 to back up their points, anything remotely recent oddly missing.I'm not saying there isn't something to be gained from different perspectives, but be careful with the slippery slope of justification meat eaters want to rope you into.
I think the attitudes in books like the Omnivores Dilemma are outdated. It's a fifteen year old book and a lot of the science surrounding climate, agriculture, and meat production has advanced since then. I'm not saying that it doesn't have good ideas or good points, but this reassurance of self that being a conscious omnivore is enough or buying local is the best eco option has been disproven repeatedly. There are so many copies of it at my local used book store that I'm obviously not alone in this view.
People who want to keep eating meat will reach back into the past for older sources to justify their views, kind of like how climate change deniers enjoy posting articles from 1912 or 1979 to back up their points, anything remotely recent oddly missing.
I'm not saying there isn't something to be gained from different perspectives, but be careful with the slippery slope of justification meat eaters want to rope you into.
