Our methodologies . . . have come more and more to resemble the methodology of mining. . . . This is sufficiently clear to many of us. What is not sufficiently clear, perhaps to any of us, is the extent of our complicity, as individuals and especially as individual consumers, in the behavior of the corporations. . . . Most people . . . have given proxies to the corporations to produce and provide all of their food.
In the book "Eating Animals," Jonathan Safran Foer draws a parallel between modern methodologies used in various industries and the practices of mining. He suggests that the methods we adopt in food production increasingly reflect those used in resource extraction. This observation serves as a wake-up call, highlighting how these practices permeate our daily lives and environment.
However, Foer raises an important concern regarding our personal responsibility and awareness as consumers....
