How to Reduce Suffering from the Meat You Eat

Cross-posted from my Substack

To start off with, I’ve been vegan/vegetarian for the majority of my life.

I think that factory farming has caused more suffering than anything humans have ever done.

Yet, according to my best estimates, I think most animal-lovers should eat meat.

Here's why:

1. It is probably unhealthy to be vegan. This affects your own well-being and your ability to help others.
2. You can eat meat in a way that substantially reduces the suffering you cause to non-human animals

How to reduce suffering of the non-human animals you eat

I’ll start with how to do this because I know for me this was the biggest blocker. A friend of mine was trying to convince me that being vegan was hurting me, but I said even if it was true, it didn’t matter. Factory farming is evil and causes far more harm than the [...]

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Outline:

(00:45) How to reduce suffering of the non-human animals you eat

(03:23) Being vegan is (probably) bad for your health

(12:36) Health is important for your well-being and the world's

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First published:
September 25th, 2025

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/tteRbMo2iZ9rs9fXG/why-you-should-eat-meat-even-if-you-hate-factory-farming

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