Adrian Riskin :anarchoheart2: on Nostr: The livestock industry has applied ethologists like Temple Grandin to design systems ...

The livestock industry has applied ethologists like Temple Grandin to design systems that keep the herd calm and compliant during the breeding, fattening, and slaughtering processes, exemplified in papers such as "Transferring results of behavioral research to industry to improve animal welfare* on the farm, ranch, and slaughter plant," and the state has police, educators, scientists, psychologists, regulatory agencies, etc., to keep us calm and compliant as well. The sheep spends its life fearing the wolf only to be eaten by the shepherd.

* Industry jargon reflects the idea that livestock fares well when they don't cause trouble for their keepers.