• @Custoslibera
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    1 year ago

    Yes.

    Words can have more than one meaning.

    Exploitation of a resource is different to exploitation by a company of a worker (meaning it’s unfair or underhanded)

    The vegan argument for ‘exploitation’ of bees uses the later definition.

    If bees were just a resource there wouldn’t be moral consideration of the bees and vegans wouldn’t mind eating honey because there wouldn’t be anything inherently wrong in doing so. Just like smashing a rock on the ground has no inherent moral element.

    • @[email protected]
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      -11 year ago

      it’s not a different definition at all. it’s a difference of morals. bees are only different from rocks ethically of you have an ethical system that defines them as such.