the human population is very much reliant on animal sources to sustain itself
Do you have a source for that? What % of the global meat consumption is actually necessary and what is just for pleasure? And don’t get me started on food waste…
what is required to continue existing as a species
Do you mean scale up as a species? We’ve existed for how many thousands of years in a sustainable way?
the distinctive categories of pets and livestock are an unfortunate requirement of our current situation
A requirement for what? You said we need animals to sustain ourselves. What do we need the distinction of pets for?
People who treat pets animals as property are not good people.
FTFY
I’m not a militant vegan, I do make occasional exemptions for ethically sourced animal products. But the distinction between pets and other animals is just hypocritical.
You know what would help? Steam releasing a console. Valve, please just do what you did with the Steam Deck and put it in a box, offer 2-3 variations of specs and refresh them every 3-5 years.
Organisms like viruses, bacteria and fungi don’t care about country borders. The US withdrawing from the WHO sadly just means that the world will be less capable in responding to emerging threats overall.
Yes, you need internet to use the “smart” features of the TV. No, you don’t need internet to just use the TV. You can connect any device that is supported by the ports on the TV, for example a Raspberry PI with a DOS emulator or for example an Apple TV to replace the “smart” part of the TV.
I can think of another 3 letter word, and it rhymes, that would make this even sadder.