wedrifid comments on Why Eat Less Meat? - LessWrong

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Comment author: DxE 24 July 2013 04:36:35PM 0 points [-]

"Suppose we found a morphine-like drug which effectively and provably wireheads NON-WHITE PEOPLE to be happy with their living conditions, and with no side effects for WHITE PEOPLE consuming their flesh."

Has a different sort of emotional impact, no?

Comment author: wedrifid 24 July 2013 05:07:50PM *  6 points [-]

"Suppose we found a morphine-like drug which effectively and provably wireheads NON-WHITE PEOPLE to be happy with their living conditions, and with no side effects for WHITE PEOPLE consuming their flesh."

Has a different sort of emotional impact, no?

Mostly it sounds like you are calling all NON-WHITE PEOPLE chickens.