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And it does so on seas that aren't even remotely close to China. They're looting the entire Pacific Ocean.
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Societal expectations were very different back then. Should we also slam those trying to end modern slavery by mentioning slavers of the past?
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It's very hard to take your comment in good faith. Societal expectations were very different back then. Should we also slam those trying to end modern slavery by mentioning slavers of the past?
It’s all a spectrum. One nation cannot leapfrog the rest in its advancements then demand the rest follow its new norms, unless they’re willing to put their money where their mouth is.
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They export tens of billions of dollars in seafood every year, why does it matter where they're fishing if they're selling it worldwide?
Who makes the profit? Duh.
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It's very hard to take your comment in good faith. Societal expectations were very different back then. Should we also slam those trying to end modern slavery by mentioning slavers of the past?
Is the rest of the world supposed to stay poor and desperate forever? Especially considering that rich countries still suck massive amounts of resources (and turn a blind eye to local corruption), and provide popular emigration destination for talented people who leave their homeland instead of helping develop it?
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Who makes the profit? Duh.
You might be right, but it's certainly not a "duh". Consumer surplus exists in addition to producer surplus.
FWIW, China also produces enormous (enormous) quantities of seafood from caged underwater oceanic farms. It's the future of fishing IMHO. The rich, everywhere in the world, will continue to seek wild-caught though. (While they publicly rail against the poor eating wild-caught. Such is how the wheels turn.).
The fact that so many people rely on eating other animals is ruining the planet.
How so?
All energy on earth derives from 1) the sun or 2) geothermal
Energy is lost as you move further from those sources. Plants converting sunlight directly to usable energy are more efficient than a higher order animal eating another animal that ate another animal that ate a plant.
Now nature normally balances this hierarchy in a myriad of ways that you can go read about yourself.
The problem is humans have rapidly expanded and want to consume more than nature can provide and restock. We have exceeded the capacity for people surviving off animal products.
Attempts to produce more animal products is one of the major drivers of climate change, alongside things like concrete.
FWIW, China also produces enormous (enormous) quantities of seafood from caged underwater oceanic farms. It's the future of fishing IMHO. The rich, everywhere in the world, will continue to seek wild-caught though. (While they publicly rail against the poor eating wild-caught. Such is how the wheels turn.).
Example?