Anecdote: I was in your position at the start of 2013. I tried pescatarianism for a while and found it to be much easier than I expected; I transitioned to full vegatarianism a bit later and have found it surprisingly easy to maintain since. And I’m usually a pretty impulsive person, especially around food!
Surprise upside: Reduced decision fatigue, especially at restaurants.
Disclaimer: Typical mind fallacy, also I live in a very urban area with a higher-than-average density of vegetarians and vegetarian-options.
I’m hesitant at the idea of pescetarianism. If larger animals are more sentient, then fish don’t matter much, and that’s a good idea. But some people argue otherwise. If there’s a significant chance that fish are as sentient as anything else, eating only fish is a terrible idea.
While I was adjusting to vegetarianism, I tried to eat mid-sized animals, so it wouldn’t be terrible either way.
Perhaps beef-only could be an alternative to fish-only as a stepping stone? I think I remember beef getting better ratings than most other things in some articles comparing utility of eating animals with the assumption that all creatures suffer equally. (Pigs are smarter than cows, I think, but I’m not sure if you were considering them mid-size or large.)
I figure it would be more brain size than intelligence. I would expect pain would increase by having more neurons to feel it, not having a deeper understanding of what it is.
Beef-only has the opposite problem. If not all creatures suffer equally, avoiding cows would be most important.
Also, I found the article. If those numbers are somewhat correct, maybe add an adjustment for brain mass to it? But just from rough guesses at the affect that would have, I see why going for medium-size animals makes sense.
Anecdote: I was in your position at the start of 2013. I tried pescatarianism for a while and found it to be much easier than I expected; I transitioned to full vegatarianism a bit later and have found it surprisingly easy to maintain since. And I’m usually a pretty impulsive person, especially around food!
Surprise upside: Reduced decision fatigue, especially at restaurants.
Disclaimer: Typical mind fallacy, also I live in a very urban area with a higher-than-average density of vegetarians and vegetarian-options.
I’m hesitant at the idea of pescetarianism. If larger animals are more sentient, then fish don’t matter much, and that’s a good idea. But some people argue otherwise. If there’s a significant chance that fish are as sentient as anything else, eating only fish is a terrible idea.
While I was adjusting to vegetarianism, I tried to eat mid-sized animals, so it wouldn’t be terrible either way.
Perhaps beef-only could be an alternative to fish-only as a stepping stone? I think I remember beef getting better ratings than most other things in some articles comparing utility of eating animals with the assumption that all creatures suffer equally. (Pigs are smarter than cows, I think, but I’m not sure if you were considering them mid-size or large.)
I figure it would be more brain size than intelligence. I would expect pain would increase by having more neurons to feel it, not having a deeper understanding of what it is.
Beef-only has the opposite problem. If not all creatures suffer equally, avoiding cows would be most important.
Ok, this makes sense.
Also, I found the article. If those numbers are somewhat correct, maybe add an adjustment for brain mass to it? But just from rough guesses at the affect that would have, I see why going for medium-size animals makes sense.