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What are the downsides of taking a relatively affordable good that people enjoy and making it a luxury good for the rich only?

Is there a word that’s the opposite of “tautology”? Because this question seems like an example. It maps to “what are the downsides of decreasing quality of life for most people”.



It is about choices. You gain a certain amount of money and you can do various things with them. You can choose to eat 100 burgers I can choose to eat 100 carrots and buy a TV.

Antibiotic resistance implies "killing most of people faster" which in my book is worse than "decreasing quality of life for meat eaters".

I do eat meat occasionally, but I generally I am not able to eat all that I like each day (think: different cuisines, deserts, etc.) so maybe people just did not try enough stuff to enjoy more than one/two dishes... which in itself sounds sad to me.


>Antibiotic resistance implies "killing most of people faster"

We will always discover new drugs. Because we are smart due to animal fats we eat and our brains thrives with.

Also, why propose quiting raising cattle instead of a more careful using of the antibiotics when treating animals?


Antibiotic resistance isn't pertinent to quality of life?




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