Here’s an interesting thought experiment I kick around a bunch:

When we look back 100 years, we’re inevitably shocked by some of the moral positions that much of society at the time took for granted. (Cf., regarding women, Blacks, Jews, etc.)

And, at the same time, we’re certain to have just as many blind spots ourselves. So, a hundred years from now, why will people of the future be appalled about us?

Though I have a slew of contenders (our handling of global warming, the ways we blithely give up our privacy for scarce little in return), high on my list is the way that we raise animals industrially for food.

And, at the same time, I also strongly believe the healthiest human diet involves eating animals (or, at least, animal-derived foods, like dairy and eggs).

So, as we push into 2020, I’m trying to figure out how to square that circle. I’m thinking carefully about where and how I’m willing to eat animal products, about how I can do so while still feeling good about the food systems I’m supporting in the process.

It’s definitely still a work in progress, and I suspect whatever I come up with will add some amount of inconvenience and expense to my life. But, as I’d really like to be on the right side of history here, I’m not sure I have much choice.