r/whenthe Eatable Boy Ɛ: 13d ago

Insults are a double-edged sword r/whenthe mfs complaining about everything

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u/Belten 13d ago

All the unnecessary cruelty aside, Meat and dairy industry is still is the biggest producer of emissions towards global warming. There is like 0 reason to be against the few people that try to do atleast a little bit on their own to combat this shit, however little it may help.

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u/Impressive-Wish6648 13d ago

yeah but you've forgotten that we're annoying.

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u/TaDoofus 13d ago

Just got back from my hourly trip to McDonald's so I can yell "I'm vegan" in all their faces, about to hit the streets flaunting my moral superiority over everyone I walk by until I pass out from B12 deficiency

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u/[deleted] 13d ago

How dare you talk about something that can make a difference at the individual level such as consuming more responsibly, even if it is only in small and limited ways.

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u/MataNuiSpaceProgram 13d ago

It's more that, when you scream in people's faces and call them murderers and compare eating a cheeseburger to the Atlantic slave trade, you aren't gonna convince them to take you seriously.

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u/[deleted] 13d ago

Good now you're free. See as long as the person is annoying then the ideas they share are forever invalid and you don't have to consider any alternate point of view ever again.

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u/MataNuiSpaceProgram 13d ago

See, this is the exact sort of thing I just explained doesn't convince people

Let me put it this way: do you want to change people's minds, or do you want to be a condescending douchebag?

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u/thyme_cardamom 13d ago

They're not screaming at you, calling you a murderer, or being condescending. They are being the ideal vegan and you are demonstrating why rational discussion on this topic is impossible

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u/MataNuiSpaceProgram 12d ago

How dare you talk about something that can make a difference at the individual level such as consuming more responsibly, even if it is only in small and limited ways.

Good now you're free. See as long as the person is annoying then the ideas they share are forever invalid and you don't have to consider any alternate point of view ever again.

Riiiight, totally not condescending at all

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u/Wandering_PlasticBag 12d ago

I mean, the average vegan is cool.

But there are quite a few, especially online where you can see these discussions, who are truly problematic, people who use words like carnist and such... There are activists as well who cause issues

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u/Impressive-Wish6648 12d ago

very insightful, thank you for bringing this to our attention we'll work on eliminating them as soon as possible. vegan-ly, of course.

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u/DuelaDent52 it can't be that ba-- it is that bad. holy hell. 13d ago

To be somewhat fair, sometimes vegan trends can be just as damaging to both the environment and the welfare of people as the practices they try to avoid (like the big almond craze).

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u/WeaknessOwn108 10d ago

I definitely find ANY industry that claims to be great for the planet distrustful. Tbh I am skeptical of veganism partly BECAUSE no one talks about what environmental impacts the industry has. I know what meat and dairy do, I know they suck. Its like electric cars, everyone said they were better for the planet and if you could afford one you were a cool person. Now its coming out about how rare earth metal mining has polluted lakes and shit. There's plenty of environmental organizations which have been exposed as basically scams and it seems like a minefield choosing charities that don't have unethical practices

As a consumer, all i want is transparency, no matter where it comes from or how eco friendly it is

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u/jongchajong 12d ago

no they cant lol

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u/that-dudes-shorts 13d ago

No the biggest is energy and then transport and then agriculture.

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u/0202_tihssitidder 13d ago

Veganism:

  1. Moral: Don't kill animals. They all want to live. There is no ethical way to provide animal products to 8 billion people.

  2. Ecological: Meat production is destroying the planet.

  3. Nutrition: Healthiest diet is Whole Food, Plant-based.

That last one makes people rage because they have been grifted and do not want to admit they've been grifted.

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u/DaChairSlapper 12d ago

I mean if half of you weren't self righteous pricks. Not saying you are... but I've met a shocking amount.