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booleandilemma on July 1, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Japan resumes commercial whaling after 30 years

What if we allow people to hunt whales, but they have to do it using 17th century technology, so that it’s not easy to overhunt?

dTal on July 1, 2019 [–]

This is the perfect rejoinder to "but muh cultural heritage". If you want to break out the "400 year old tradition" argument, you shouldn't get to use modern industrial whaling technology.

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