It is actually meaningful though, as it says something about the origin of the materials. Synthetic could still mean that it was based off of animal products.
It's meaningful if it's vegan certified. If it's stated by the manufacturer that they're using synthetic leather but in the article 'vegan leather' is used, then probably it's not very meaningful, it's actually misleading since not all synthetic leathers are 'vegan friendly'
If you care that cows only express milk after birth and thus the industry is a combination of forced pregnancy and infanticide (most calves aren't economical), that's a long-winded way of saying "milk is immoral", and people quite often go from "$thing is immoral" to "I will not purchase $thing".
* Or at least, can be non-vegan: there's bacterial sources of casein but I don't know how economically relevant that is.
zihotki|1 year ago
powerofmAnNnyYy|1 year ago
ben_w|1 year ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_fiber
If you care that cows only express milk after birth and thus the industry is a combination of forced pregnancy and infanticide (most calves aren't economical), that's a long-winded way of saying "milk is immoral", and people quite often go from "$thing is immoral" to "I will not purchase $thing".
* Or at least, can be non-vegan: there's bacterial sources of casein but I don't know how economically relevant that is.