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margalabargalayesterday at 6:56 PM1 replyview on HN

If we're talking about slavery, though, that doesn't even matter.

The happiest, best cared for horse owned by a vegan is still enslaved.


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roxolotlyesterday at 8:52 PM

That’s assuming you’re purely a hedonist. If you put value on things such as freedom itself then it might be the case that a free but hungry horse is better off.

Brave New World does a good job describing the conflict between happy and enslaved and free but struggling. It could be a utopia or dystopia depending on your stance.

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