Squid and cuttlefish still look pretty stupid. I’m not motivated to stop eating cows because humans are people (and if I understand the reasons for your vegetarianism, neither are you), so avoiding the order Octopoda alone seems safe enough. Octopus as food is rare in most cultures (exceptions are some Mediterranean cultures, Japan, and Hawaii).
Well, I never liked squid all that much anyway (and the one time I tried octopus I didn’t like it) so it’s not a big sacrifice to have the error bar anyway. And it means I get to use the word “cephalopods” routinely in casual conversation.
Octopus intelligence
Worrying. They’re too good at general-domain planning and learning. Might they be people?
I don’t eat cephalopods even though I still eat other seafood because I have error bars around that.
Squid and cuttlefish still look pretty stupid. I’m not motivated to stop eating cows because humans are people (and if I understand the reasons for your vegetarianism, neither are you), so avoiding the order Octopoda alone seems safe enough. Octopus as food is rare in most cultures (exceptions are some Mediterranean cultures, Japan, and Hawaii).
Well, I never liked squid all that much anyway (and the one time I tried octopus I didn’t like it) so it’s not a big sacrifice to have the error bar anyway. And it means I get to use the word “cephalopods” routinely in casual conversation.