• @x00z
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    620 hours ago

    It’s not like somebody is throwing nets in the water because I don’t eat fish.

    • NSRXN
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      -220 hours ago

      they don’t care whether you eat fish. they’re throwing the nets regardless.

      • @x00z
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        520 hours ago

        Common misconception. It’s simple supply and demand. Do you think people would be destroying the seas if nobody would pay them for it?

        • @x00z @nsrxn

          That’s not so simple. Subsistence fishing is the sole means of livelihood and self-sustenance for a significant global population. It provides essential food security and supports local economies, particularly in coastal and island communities. This traditional practice ensures families have direct access to nutritious seafood, often using simple, low-cost methods. It is crucial for maintaining resilience in the face of environmental and economic challenges.

          • @x00z
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            216 hours ago

            There’s only a very small amount of humans living off fishing. If those were the only ones, there would be no problems. These people do not justify any fishing for people who don’t need fish to survive.

        • NSRXN
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          -219 hours ago

          supply and demand is a theory about price discovery. it has no bearing on this discussion.

          • @[email protected]
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            418 hours ago

            If no one ate fish anymore, would it still be profitable to fish in an industrial style?

            • NSRXN
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              -118 hours ago

              I don’t think that’s likely to happen. do you have another method that might be effective?

          • @x00z
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            318 hours ago

            You’re claiming my choice has no impact, but it does because of supply and demand. It’s very small, but it’s still there.

            • NSRXN
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              -118 hours ago

              this is just handwaiving. supply and demand isn’t a magic phrase that makes your actions have the desired effect.

              • @x00z
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                318 hours ago

                That’s why I’m sharing the solution:

                Don’t contribute to the problem.

                If we don’t eat fish there would be close to no nets in the oceans.

                  • @x00z
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                    316 hours ago

                    Yeah because there’s too many people who are too stubborn to give it up.