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crucialfelix on Nov 22, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Octopuses, crabs and lobsters to be recognised as ...

They sweep the ground in front of them with a broom.

To be precise, the monks do this, and the laity work as jewelers in Manhattan and support the monks financially.

rlonn on Nov 22, 2021 | [–]

Which obviously does nothing but rearrange the mites on the ground before they’re stepped on, and makes me think they’re hypocrites for adopting a useless measure to make it seem like they actually care. If it is true.

mavhc on Nov 22, 2021 | [–]

And jewelers are just one step removed from miners and massive environmental destruction

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