“The goal isn’t ‘end factory farming’, but reduce as much suffering as possible” by ElliotTep

I’ve written this in my personal capacity and all views are my own. I didn’t even integrate Claude's suggested improvements. Thanks to Zoe Sigle for the feedback on an earlier draft of this post. Summary Many animal advocates frame the goal of the movement as "ending factory farming". I see why it's a tempting message, both to hold onto internally, and when pitching to people new to the movement. Yet, I think the reality is that we might never get there. I think the framing therefore leads to the following problems: Unrealistic hope leads to disillusionment and burnout. You should count counterfactual wins, not the absolute numbers.  A lack of strategic clarity when developing a theory of change.  Leads to a poor allocation of resources. I think a better approach is to focus on reducing suffering for as many individual animals as possible. Helping millions [...] ---Outline:(00:19) Summary(01:29) What's the problem?(02:48) Why is the current framing bad?(05:06) So what's the solution?--- First published: October 30th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/z2j5gEMKyuvknLd8j/the-goal-isn-t-end-factory-farming-but-reduce-as-much --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.