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Seen a lot of posts on Lemmy with vegan-adjacent sentiments but the comments are typically very critical of vegan ideas, even when they don't come from vegans themselves. Why is this topic in particular so polarising on the internet? Especially since unlike politics for example, it seems like people don't really get upset by it IRL

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[-] platypus_plumba@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I do think they are annoying but a necessary type of annoying that will help humanity progress. The same type of annoying as people who claimed women had rights and African Americans were not inferior.

Humans treat this planet like shit, we have zero respect for living beings and the ecosystems. Anyone who gets angry if someone calls them out for supporting animal abuse is just immature and selfish. Like they'll just deny they are doing something wrong.

I'll probably never stop eating meat until stuff like Beyond Meat becomes mainstream. But I won't pretend I'm not a straight up asshole to these animals for supporting their torture and murder. The times I've been called out I've embraced it instead of denying the obvious.

In 150 years humans will look back in shame at what we did to those animals.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Pointing out the consequences; the climate damage, all that is one thing. Respectful conversation.

Actively tossing out people’s lunches isn’t going to convince anyone of anything, though. Suddenly that person is now the face of vegans for everyone in the office.

Protests, sure. But when it comes to interpersonal relationships…. Yeah. Doesn’t help.

[-] markstos@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Has someone ever tossed your lunch out?

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Yes. It was a salad made with left over carnitas, dried cranberry and a homemade vinaigrette. (Yes, I’m a little vindictive about it.)

She also tossed the front desk guys rice and beans because he included some impossible bacon.

(That was like the day before she got fired for other reasons.)

[-] markstos@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Wow. Sounds like she wasn’t helping herself or her cause.

[-] platypus_plumba@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Ah yeha, agreed. If they get physical, fuck that. I'm sure that's just like 1% or less of vegans. We can't judge a whole group for the actions of a few.

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