Well, that's a very nice way to say it :)

I'm not sure why you went there, but hey, we all fuck up, right?

But you're still making a huge assumption. You're assuming that anyone that isn't vegan doesn't give a fuck about how they affect others. You're assuming that anyone you can't convince would be wrong, because your logic, your arguments are the right ones by default.

You've been pretty busy trying to debate and argue. Did you ask what kind of meats I eat, how often, how I source them, or anything else that wasn't meant specifically to debate, convert, or otherwise change my stance? No.

And that's not unexpected. I've had this conversation maybe a hundred times. I can count on two hands the number of vegans that went as far as you just did by walking back their aggression. That's actually pretty impressive tbh, because this all started with me baiting vegans. Kudos :)

Now, there is a fundamental gap between the usual vegan perspective on human/animal interactions/usage and personal beliefs. That gap is different at a level that, I agree, would not result in me converting to the vegan system. I don't have a problem with people being vegan, I don't want anyone to stop being vegan, or whatever. But I know vegans irl. Vegans that matter enough to me that I've sat and listened and done the whole Jehovah's Witness thing (I'm poking fun, not trying to troll there, it's meant to exaggerate the silliness of the whole thread), with laptops and phones and sources. I cook vegan for these people. Gladly, and I used to even haunt a vegan recipe C/ to expand my recipe base to make better food for them.

I only say that to let you know that it isn't being vegan that I'm baiting and making fun of. It's the accoutrements.

Do you see what I'm getting at? If you don't, that's okay. You don't even have to take the time to try (especially if you've gotten this far, that's a lot of verbiage).