A being suffering is not bad in itself, because without any effect of any sort on the outside world there is no difference whether it does or does not. It just happens to be that letting humans suffer has been a pretty bad idea generally because the effects can hardly be contained.
I don’t know if I follow, or agree. At this point of my life I believe the only thing that gives meaning to an ethical framework is consciousness and the capability to suffer. Outside everything is chaos
On the other hand I don’t believe we should be abusing whatever is around us because consciousness is involved, but just because abuse in itself feels wrong. This may sound stupid, but a forest is beautiful, regardless of humans being there to appreciate it, so what about just not mess it up? 🤔