I'm stuck between 2 antinomich and dogmatic sides. On one hand, some of my friends are telling me that being vegan has 2 advantages: 1) positive effects on the planet, 2) positive effects on your body.
Yet, I'm told by others that it would be really bad for my body and catastrophic for the planet (in terms of waters supply etc.) if the whole world was to become vegan. The problem is that both sides defend their opinion religiously without any form of nuance. I am looking for the grey area...
I hear this argument. Economic matters need to be taken care of before implementing structural policies. But societies are not built around economic models but around a normative ideology - here, I consider liberlism or communism to be more that mere economic model, there are a conception of the world and the human condition.
Economic leverages evolve and are to be adapted to modern circumstances - cars replaced horses as the main form of transport for people. Sometimes, those changes are due to the improvement of technology. In other cases, it's because our perception and values have evolved, they're not rigid. I believe this could be the case regarding veganism.
You're right, beef cattle represent a huge part of the economy. However, the status-quo won't remain because the ethical consideration for animals is rising.
In that sense, culture will adapt and embrace this new trend. Culture is a society's mirror.