I’m still unsure whether they actually believe what they are saying makes any kind of sense and could actually be deemed a rational thought or whether they are just pulling our legs. Either way, engaging in any kind of discussion with them should probably just be avoided

In my defense: there already was a very deep comment chain before this and the whole thing was just infuriatingly stupid

Just went back to that thread. The discussion continued for 4 more hours after I stopped responding, and no, it did not go anywhere. That was definitely worth everyone’s time

Wanna swap?

Me, yesterday

No, you’re just making no sensical argument at all. Milk was farmed from dairy cattle because it was consumed by humans. It’s simple supply and demand. There is no rational argument at all that if mankind would stop consuming milk, it would still be farmed. Why would any farmer go through the effort to upkeep cows and keep them impregnated to make them produce milk if they cannot trade it or won’t consume it? Yes, humans have free will but they don’t produce stuff with high effort just for fun. Except maybe very sick minds that just enjoy the animal cruelty. And you won’t elaborate what your actual point is anyway.

Also, not that it matters but you’re arguing that dairy farming existed before the market is simply wrong. There has been trade between human civilizations long before we began domesticating animals.

I think you might be reading a little too much into it. It’s just information that services will be closed that day, I see no political statement. They acknowledge it on the website: https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2024+flag-lowering-remembrance-day+news

The other days you’ve mentioned are neither well known nor are they statutory holidays, so it makes sense to actually provide some context

Okay, whatever you say

What am I missing? Remembrance day is a statutory holiday, what exactly is wrong here?

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Because if we don’t, milk farmers will just continue producing milk for what reason exactly?

Are you fucking with me?

The reflection in the mirror makes me think this is surely real. Even the best AIs don’t understand mirrors

Do you think dairy cattle just randomly spawns on the planetary surface?

It’s used in the same way for the same recipes. Yes, production-wise it doesn’t have much to do with animal milk, but culinarily it’s similar. Do you feel as strongly about the fact the “vegetables” as a grouping doesn’t make any biological or production sense either?

heavily processed

Always great to put that into arguments. It doesn’t really mean anything but it sounds dubious.

those are impacts from production. once it’s produced, drinking it has no impact at all.

High speed doesn’t kill anyone, it’s the sudden deceleration that does.