So your decision to pay into a system of severe abuse of animals and environmental destruction pivots on "well, others aren't doing anything about it"?
Every individual choice matters: the market demand is elastic: purchasing less reduces production.
Please educate yourself about the moral problems surrounding meat consumption, don't just say "well, I'll do what others are doing" - because you know, that was the algorithm that maintained the numerous problematic practices in the past (that were eventually overturned).
I don’t understand how you got “I eat meat because other people do” out of what I said. I eat meat because I enjoy both cooking and eating it. If I were the only person on earth who ate meat, I’d still eat it.
You say that you don't think the US will stop eating meat. That seems entirely irrelevant unless you care about what others do.
Importantly, you say "There is no argument you can make that will change my eating habits." which is so closed-minded, I don't know what to say. Are you really unable to fathom a single reason that could make you change your behavior? Are you saying you're 100% informed about the meat industry and thus there is no more new information that you could learn (since you know it all)?
Are you comfortable in full honesty stating that the pleasure of eating meat is enough of a reason for you to pay money to people who thanks to your money torture animals?
Every individual choice matters: the market demand is elastic: purchasing less reduces production.
Please educate yourself about the moral problems surrounding meat consumption, don't just say "well, I'll do what others are doing" - because you know, that was the algorithm that maintained the numerous problematic practices in the past (that were eventually overturned).