David Foster Wallace’s article seems to not only be slightly outlandish but also hypocritical to me. He says within the article that he himself eats animals, which in turn means that an animal had to have been harmed in the process which he so easily compares to a “medieval torture-fest.” Within the same page of the article, Wallace calls exactly what he is doing himself “selfishly convenient.” I have a hard time understanding why he went to such great lengths bashing the Maine Lobster Festival and everyone at home who tortures lobsters for the sake of a pleasurable meal when he in turn is doing the equivalent. Whether or not he physically kills or witnesses the killing of the animal he’s consuming, doesn’t necessarily mean it had lived a full
