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“Not inevitable, not impossible” by LewisBollard

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Why ending the worst abuses of factory farming is an issue ripe for moral reform

I recently joined Dwarkesh Patel's podcast to discuss factory farming. I hope you’ll give it a listen — and consider supporting his fundraiser for FarmKind's Impact Fund. (Dwarkesh is matching all donations up to $250K; use the code “dwarkesh”.)

We discuss two contradictory views about factory farming that produce the same conclusion: that its end is either inevitable or impossible.

Some techno-optimists assume factory farming will vanish in the wake of AGI. Some pessimists see reforming it as a hopeless cause. Both camps arrive at the same conclusion: fatalism. If factory farming is destined to end, or persist, then what's [...]

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First published:
August 8th, 2025

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https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/HiGmRwq4YiDzggRLH/not-inevitable-not-impossible

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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Why ending the worst abuses of factory farming is an issue ripe for moral reform

I recently joined Dwarkesh Patel's podcast to discuss factory farming. I hope you’ll give it a listen — and consider supporting his fundraiser for FarmKind's Impact Fund. (Dwarkesh is matching all donations up to $250K; use the code “dwarkesh”.)

We discuss two contradictory views about factory farming that produce the same conclusion: that its end is either inevitable or impossible.

Some techno-optimists assume factory farming will vanish in the wake of AGI. Some pessimists see reforming it as a hopeless cause. Both camps arrive at the same conclusion: fatalism. If factory farming is destined to end, or persist, then what's [...]

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First published:
August 8th, 2025

Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/HiGmRwq4YiDzggRLH/not-inevitable-not-impossible

---

Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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