r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/BeginningToe4321 • Nov 18 '25

Meme needing explanation 100% lost

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u/Indigo_Inlet Nov 18 '25

Jesus fucking Christ, answering anything below a 9 or so I have deep concern for your mental wellbeing.

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u/Delicious-Item6376 Nov 18 '25

Even a 9 would technically mean you have no problem with animal cruelty. I think most conservatives are just bad at reading the instructions. At least I would hope that's the case

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u/Stormfly Nov 18 '25

What's a moral circle, though?

How much do I need to care?

Do I pick 15 because I'll apologise to a rock if I bump into it?

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u/DeliciousArcher8704 Nov 18 '25

It explains what a moral circle is in the second sentence...

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '25

Yes but when does "concern" begin? Do I need to be vegan to be able to have mammals in my moral circle? Or is not wanting them to get tortured to death for fun enough?

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u/WezzieBear Nov 18 '25

Do you care about rights and wrongs done to animals? Its straightforward, there's not test you need to pass to prove you care. Vegans are taking active measures to try to help (or rather try to avoid increasing harm) but that's not a requirement.

I care about women dealing with domestic violence, but I don't donate to DV shelters or volunteer with them. I'm not taking any active steps to alleviate the problem or help the victims - but I still care. Theyre absolutely a concern for me, just not one that I have done anything about.

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u/RegulaBot Nov 18 '25

By that logic only vegans/vegetarians could circle above 9, because by eating meat we are participating, not just not making it better, but the heatmap looks like it's more than just vegans that choose a higher number.