“The Case For Giving To The Shrimp Welfare Project” by Omnizoid

Crosspost of this on my blog. I'd appreciate if you could share this, as, for reasons I'll explain, I think convincing people on this issue is insanely important. Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all who are destitute. —Proverbs 31:8 Imagine that you came across 1,600 shrimp about to be painfully killed. They were going to be thrown onto ice where slowly, agonizingly, over the course of 20 minutes, they’d suffocate and freeze to death at the same time, a bit like suffocating in a suitcase in the middle of Antarctica. Imagine them struggling, gasping, without enough air, fighting for their lives, but it's no use. Fortunately, there's a machine that will stun every shrimp, so that they’ll be unconscious during their deaths, rather than in extreme agony. But the machine is broken. To fix it, you’d have to spend a dollar. Should you [...] The original text contained 2 images which were described by AI. --- First published: November 15th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/qToqLjnxEpDNeF89u/the-case-for-giving-to-the-shrimp-welfare-project --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.