I became a vegan at a time in my life where I was close to being homeless. It might be hard for some people to switch to a plan based diet (veganism is more than a diet) depending on their access to a grocery store or food bank or people who can’t choose what they consume such as children, but it is definitely not a luxury.
Comment on [Serious] Why do so many people seem to hate veganism?
TIMMAY@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Obviously there’s the stereotype and that is what it is, but I usually get irked at the suggestion that it’s easy and an imperative. Veganism and other similar diets are an EXTREME luxury, and is only a viable option for a small percentage of the population. It would never have been an option in the past and is still not remotely an option for most humans.
Floey@lemm.ee 7 months ago
UckyBon@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Poor you with your poor meat. Look at all the poor people feasting on turkey and salmon!
I grew up rich, so I only had beans and rice. Sometimes a carrot because it’s prices like gold. My broccoli is a luxury as well. Marbled steak is for peasants.
I mean, do you even hear yourself?
naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
lmfao people have been vegan thousands of years ago e.g. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Ma'arri
beans and rice are poverty foods, not luxury. Meat is a luxury food.
g_the_b@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I think the fact that the Wikipedia article you linked describes this guy as one of the biggest assholes of all time says a lot
feebl@feddit.nl 7 months ago
VEgAn BaD AmIRiGHt?
g_the_b@lemmy.world 7 months ago
For the record I fully support vegans. I eat meat, but I never waste meat. Which is the best I can do.