sigh, my top 2 tweets are both me jabbing at ppl's insecurity abt their intelligence & worth... I have a different perspective bec I separated intelligence from moral value as part of my long ago conversion to veganism... but I don't really wanna trigger ppl š¤·āāļø
š¤£ and I forgot that mention of veganism is another emotional trigger for ppl... I seriously spent quite awhile pondering whether I really believe that "it's moral to keep pigs in CAFOs because they're less intelligent than humans"
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Reply Ā· Feb 21, 2022@TomNorian @tszzl @vers_laLune I in no way equate intelligence with worth ... Which is why I'm a vegan.Reply Ā· Jul 17, 2023yeah sigh, as a vegan.... I see a lot of equating intelligence w moral worth, as a way of excusing how we treat less intelligent species...Reply Ā· Oct 4, 2022@CineraVerinia Intelligence != worth (which is one of the reasons Iām a vegan, but anyway)Quote tweet Ā· Apr 22, 2026not sure why matty is tweeting this but i'm glad he is? tbh though land use & carbon impact kinda cut the other way and then pigs imo are both theā¦