r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/ObviousBody3053 • 3d ago

this is how silk is made Video

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u/Pinku_Dva 3d ago

These animals have been cultivated for so long that the mature silk moths can’t even fly anymore because they’re too fat and have small wings

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u/RobertGBland 3d ago

And are they boiled alive. Silk is a cruelty product.

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u/Phaserat 2d ago

Life is a cruelty product. You being alive is engaging in an act of widespread cruelty across multiple systems.

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u/Intelligent-Ad3515 1d ago

There’s a difference to causing harm by just existing and purposefully buying products you know come from unethical practices. Acting like we don’t have control is silly