Activist: "Your cows are putting carbon into the atmosphere."
Farmer: "Where did they get it?"
Activist: "What?"
Farmer: "The carbon. Where did the cow get it before it put it anywhere."
Activist: "From... eating?"
Farmer: "From eating grass. And where did the grass get it."
Activist: "The soil?"
Farmer: "The air. The grass pulled it out of the air last spring. The cow ate the grass. The cow breathed some of it back out. It went back into the air it came from."
Activist: "But it's still going into the atmosphere."
Farmer: "It's going back. There's a difference between a thing going somewhere and a thing going back. You've described a circle and you're frightened of it."
Activist: "Then just don't have the cow."
Farmer: "The grass still dies in autumn. It rots where it falls. The carbon goes back into the air either way, just without anyone getting fed in the middle."
Activist: "It's not that simple."
Farmer: "It's grass, cow, breath, grass. Or it's grass, rot, air, grass. Same circle, fewer dinners. If that's complicated for you I'd stay away from the water cycle. That one's got clouds in it."
@TheLaurenChen As long as people keep supporting it, it'll keep happening. If they're still in business, it's because loads of people keep giving them money. The problem is with the mindset of the people - society.
@soigomaa Drink no alcohol or very little. Gluten-free diet. No seed oils. No crappy food. Probiotics. Hard guasha 1x month while holding small sections of your face in place. Facial acupressure. Marin cream on face during day and estriol cream on face and neck at night. Apigenin at night.
@anxietymsgs Gongfu cha female friends. Female friends to go with to the gun range. Female friends to share gardening, cooking, shopping, or other activities with. Female friends who don't talk incessantly about fluff.