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If You Eat Meat You Should Know This

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Environment, agriculture & food systemsAnimals & natureNutrition & diet science

What it is

A Kurzgesagt video on the conditions in which most farm animals are raised. It argues that cruelty is for cheaper rather than better meat, and that a small price increase per meal could avoid most of the suffering.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as a clear, evidence-backed introduction to the economics of animal welfare in meat and egg production.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2025, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “I highly recommend this Kurzgesagt video on how paying just a bit more for meat or eggs drastically improves animals' living conditions”

    Paying a bit more for meat or eggs improves animal living conditions.

    stared, 2025-03 · Strong recommendation · in “The Origin of the Pork Taboo”

  2. “The recent kurzsesagt video is a great intro to the topic”

    Great introduction to how birds in the food supply chain are treated.

    manquer, 2025-03 · Recommendation · in “How the U.K. broke its own economy”

  3. “Kurzgesagt had a very interesting video[0] about the fact that it wasn't really that much more expensive to make sure we ate torture-free meat.”

    Humane meat isn't much more expensive to produce.

    stavros, 2025-05 · Recommendation · in “The US has approved CRISPR pigs for food”

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Topics: factory farming, meat, animal welfare, food prices, kurzgesagt

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