I walked out of the library one afternoon and noticed a small demonstration taking place across the street next to Copley Square. A group was on the sidewalk holding up a sign that read “I’m me, not meat”. The whole idea was to protest meat consumption and promote the benefits of a vegetarian diet.
Now, I’m not here to talk about the equation. I think the equation is solid. At some point in the future, this planet will be done consuming meat. It might be several generations from now, but it’ll happen. There is a lot of work to do and I admire the groups like this one that go out on the streets and try to make room for the future. Kudos to you all and the best of luck in your efforts.
No, reader, the equation works. I’m here to talk about the numbers, specifically, the slogan “I’m me, not meat”. My apologies for butting in but I’d like a second opinion. Are we not sure it should be the reverse?
My thoughts on the future of our eating habits is based on an assumption that, as our science develops and our collective capacity to work with other animals improves, we will increasingly look at our animal neighbors as equals. We will give emotional intelligence greater weight than we do today and, in the process, elevate our perceptions of animal intelligence. We will take in more and more species as pets and, as history shows, societies do not eat the animals commonly taken in as pets.
Doing these kinds of small things in the progression toward a fully vegetarian planet means equalizing humans and animals. And to my untrained, under-informed, and pompous eye, it seems an expression stating “I’m meat…” accomplishes this collective mentality better than “I’m me…”
