Killing off wild predators is a stupid idea

Some vegans suggested awhile back that killing off predators is a good idea lmao, that would be so bad. It would upset the ecological system so badly that prey animals would go extinct. Yes the vegan actually said that obligate carnivores like predators are akin to serial killers. Scary people like this exist 😱

https://www.theverge.com/2015/9/10/9308195/killing-off-wild-predators-is-a-stupid-idea

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MethDozer · M

Yeah well there's a sizable number of tranhumanists/abolitionist who think it is a moral imperative we use genetic engineering to create viruses to reprogram humans and predators to become herbivores. Not all, but it's a commonly discussed and fairly widespread concept amongst that community.

SatanBurger · 36-40, F

@MethDozer But the same problem would still persist if predators became herbivores. There would be nothing to regulate prey animals and prey/predators alike would die of starvation out of competing from too many resources. In turn that also may affect crop growers when pests invade their farms, in turn that would also starve the human race.

Way to go, I guess that's one way of ending animal suffering through the wanton destructions of the natural ecosystem. If you're dead, you don't have to worry about animal suffering, amiright.

At any rate, you can't beat evolution. Humans try and try again but evolution and mother nature always win. Kind of like when they grew pest resistant corn and a worm evolved to eat the pest resistant corn hehe... I mean they tried I guess but the worm def. won that round 😏

SatanBurger · 36-40, F

@MethDozer

to create viruses to reprogram humans

Yeesh, viruses mutate no thanks lmfao.