No Ethical Consumption Under Capitalism

The argument that there is no such thing as ethical consumption under capitalism, and that as such buying a veggie burger is equivalent in wrongness to buying a beef burger is a common argument among anti-capitalist meat eaters against going vegan.

This argument draws from one of two major logical fallacies:

False Equivalence

A false equivalence is often drawn from mistakes such as denying the role of Individual Responsibility in a system where multiple parties are at play in harm.

Appeal To Futility

Just because it's impossible to avoid all wrong (futility) doesn't mean we have no duty to lessen harm. Any difference in harm between two options creates a moral imperative to choose the less harmful one.