years ago when I was dating this vegan chick, she got really me thinking through the alignment of my ethical positions w/ my lifestyle; this caused me to go pescetarian

the one additional rule I adopted was no cephalopods; I realized that intelligence was rather important to me
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RT @robertwiblin
Octopuses are pretty nuts.

Totally separate evolution of intelligence — our nearest common ancestor was a worm or something. They're hig…
https://twitter.com/robertwiblin/status/1393174557612199937

much I could say, but short version is that I consider life sacred esp.when it has the capability to develop intelligence & consciousness

seems to be a nonzero chance one day an octopus might ask me why I consumed his ancestors w/ impunity

that would be rather embarrassing, eh?

there are a few different motivations for this ethical yardstick, but the primary one for me is that intelligent beings have a higher chance of contributing positively to the world, not only paying for their existence but adding surplus value

intelligence is rare in the universe

so if there is a budding species right in our own backyard, I'd like to do my best to nurture it, potentially expedite its journey to self-awareness

remember that we are in a race against heat death, and the more intelligent minds there are, the better our chances of beating it

I still eat takoyaki occasionally, if someone at the table has ordered it, bc it would just be rather silly not to

but I do try to avoid causing marginal octopus mortality

squid idc about tbh, they're dumb af
cuttlefish don't seem intelligent but they're utterly fascinating