I'm not vegan, but pescatarian. I'm aware my opinion on vegans is fully skewed by my interactions with a few, and projecting it on every vegan is problematic. That's kinda the point I'm trying to make, though, some vegans do much the same, but to everyone who isn't vegan.
Bolivian farmers don't think, feel, or suffer? Quinoa is the most exploitative food products you can imagine. I'm aware the iPhone play is a cop out, I'm working or I'd type up a better argument. I'm not trying to convince anyone to not be a vegan, I fully support people finding any way to reduce the harm they cause to the environment, to a point. The zealotry associated with veganism is the only issue I take with it.
Vegans ARE annoying though. They'll scold you for eating egg drop ramen while shoving fistfuls of quinoa into their face. It's not dissonance, it's a double standard. Either you're exploiting, or you're starving to death. Wokescolding doesn't help leftist OR vegan causes, you have to realize that a good bit of us are omnivores and eating a burger is no more unethical than owning an iPhone. Yeah, it's all pretty shitty, but you have to consider material conditions when you engage in infighting over fucking diet.
the drama was pretty funny until it wasn't, otherwise it was chill. i'm happy people got what they needed out of it, i understand how important it is to have a welcoming space for some of us, and i'm glad leftists had a platform to interact. this is way more readable for me though, so yeah excited to see how the lemmy grows
I'm not vegan, but pescatarian. I'm aware my opinion on vegans is fully skewed by my interactions with a few, and projecting it on every vegan is problematic. That's kinda the point I'm trying to make, though, some vegans do much the same, but to everyone who isn't vegan.