Yup, it’s just sophistry. The entire position is “I don’t care about this and I want to keep doing harmful shit without thinking about that harm” and any other logic espoused is done entirely as a dishonest attempt to get people to stop talking about it. It reminds me of what carnists do any time you dig into the inherent contradiction between exploiting animals and being what any of us would consider a good person. They make arguments not with the intent to communicate a coherent/logical position, but with the intent to shut down criticism of their actions so that they don’t have to think about and attempt to reconcile irreconcilable differences between their beliefs and their actions.
Yup, it’s just sophistry. The entire position is “I don’t care about this and I want to keep doing harmful shit without thinking about that harm” and any other logic espoused is done entirely as a dishonest attempt to get people to stop talking about it. It reminds me of what carnists do any time you dig into the inherent contradiction between exploiting animals and being what any of us would consider a good person. They make arguments not with the intent to communicate a coherent/logical position, but with the intent to shut down criticism of their actions so that they don’t have to think about and attempt to reconcile irreconcilable differences between their beliefs and their actions.