Yes, that is the nature of legality, and not actually a problem in any way.
Let's try to simplify this without hiding behind any half-correctly used thesaurus words, shall we?
1) It's illegal for a reason
2) Things don't stop being illegal just because someone wants them
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> the harvesting of meat is currently legal is a terrible counter argument to an argument that it should be illegal
You seem to spend a lot of time presuming that someone needs a counterargument.
You haven't made a successful argument yet, and even if you did, it doesn't hold any kind of weight.
When someone explains to you why they aren't very interested in what you said, and your response is "that isn't a valid counter-argument," the net result is that they still won't be very interested in what you said, and the illegal thing remains illegal.
If you want to talk about category arguments, start here: why do you feel that commentary on social media is inherently deserving of weight, and at what point does your failure to garner interest take precedence over whatever your position may be?
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> You find the argument, personally, unconvincing.
Literally all of society does. This gets discovered every day by someone who really, really wants to explain why the law shouldn't apply to them.
Tassles on the admiralty flag, and all of that.
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> But, it doesn't make current conditions relevant to a conversations about how they ought to be.
I'm not sure why you believe your statements on your opinions of what "ought" to be should bear weight on what is nationally legal.
