• too_high_for_this@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    What…

    Are we doing bee communist theory now?

    If anything, bees are happy to contribute to something greater than the sum of its parts. That’s how hives work.

    I’m not a vegan, but I can appreciate the values concerning animal welfare. Extending that to bees is just kinda silly to me. Nobody forces them to stay in the hive. They make more honey than they could ever use.

    And if we’re talking about stolen labor value, should farmers be paying for all the animals that work to pollinate their crops? What about the ladybugs that eat aphids? Or the worms that turn waste into compost? Or the spiders, centipedes, wasps, and countless other critters that keep crops free of pests?