Comment on [Serious] Why do so many people seem to hate veganism?
ogmios@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Because the only way most people interact with vegans is through activists using it as a bludgeon to project hate towards them.
That’s only true in select places. Most people in one place can have different experiences from most people in a different place, due to the places being different environments with different populations.
The majority of the internet is definitely among the places you’ve described, though.
Source: I’ve lived in both types.
How do you know someone’s a vegan?
Don’t worry, they’ll tell you.
Same with any evangelical.
That’s just incorrect. It’s pretty common not to find out until you’re talking about what to eat. I would imagine you’ve met vegans that you simply don’t know are vegan yet.
There are enough vegans who absolutely discuss their diet immediately to keep the joke alive. Given how difficult and isolating it can be in many places, I get how it can become really core to one’s identity.
NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth 6 months ago
No, that’s the only way most people KNOW that they are.
The most common is probably passing them in the halls at work, knowing nothing about their dietary choices.
Edit: Autocorrect