In regards to eating meat

[Bring4th_Austin]

Discernment is what effects your choice. It isn't to be used decide what others should do.

But what about what other beings should be subjected to?

Determining that I will boycott specific types of demand in an attempt to effect specific supply is conscious intent. It sounds to me like "fine I'm not buying from you because I don't like you anymore. Nanny boo boo ". I'm not on board with that.

If for some reason you don't want to use the power of your choice to affect how other beings are treated, that's your right. But buying inhumanely raised meat is accepting and supporting the way that being was treated. You can tell yourself otherwise, but the money from that purchase goes to continue the system which causes suffering. It's not like the money goes into a big pool and all meat producers get to grab from it. The money you spend will inevitably be used to cause suffering in an animal. It is inescapable. It is a conscious decision to ignore the choice to support a system which does not cause suffering in animals.