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“Earthlings, full of diversity, generally weren't hostile toward each other. The Earth was like a big insect jar. Insects put into a jar together tended not to fight unless the jar was agitated enough. If the jar owners put different types of ants in the same jar without agitating their habitat enough, they might just work together to overthrow the jar owners and build a happy society where everyone was equal and free. And we can't have that. Gotta keep shakin' that jar.”

“Are you bonded to another for life?” Her brow furrowed. “Do you mean romantically? Are you asking if I’m married?” “Yes.” “No.” She returned her attention to the road. “Are you?” “No.” A hint of humor entered her expressive features. “Then I don’t have to worry about some alien woman coming down and beating the crap out of me for seeing her man naked?” He laughed. Again agony shot through him. “No.” “Good.”

“[T]he role of video clips revealing the treatment of nonhuman animals in the animal-industrial complex, typically in intensive farms and slaughterhouses, was significant in the men’s vegan transition. This is consistent with previous research that has also found that such visual material is effective in facilitating the transition to veganism and taking up animal activism, through moral shock (Fernandez, 2021; Middleton, 2015).”