Abstaining from animal murder and torture is admirable and something I should do OTOH some internet commenters are mean about it
I wonder why they would be mean…
Comment on Maybe this is better for everyone
Stovetop@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I like and admire vegans.
I probably should be vegan because I am lucky enough to have the economic privilege to support that kind of lifestyle.
But, as with many other communities centered around lifestyle topics, I would never want to participate in a vegan community. Lifestyle communities always become insular and echo-chambery, so you become a pariah if you don’t properly adhere to 100% of the community consensus behaviors.
Not just vegans, but you see it happen with fitness communities, diy/home decor, a lot of hobbies, etc.
mathemachristian@lemm.ee 2 months ago
gedaliyah@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Good job! This is the comment that made them turn vegan! Mission accomplished!
cheddar@programming.dev 2 months ago
That’s not the goal. They attack people because that makes them feel better. Animals? Who cares. Definitely not them.
jdr@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
I’m a cow and this made me feel better about my fate
davepleasebehave@lemmy.world 2 months ago
yes. it is the vegans who really hate animals!
Beaver@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Nah, facts dont care about feelings. Being vegan a day prevents the death of an animal.
mathemachristian@lemm.ee 2 months ago
If your belief lives or dies because of some internet comment it won’t last anyway.
prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
See here’s what’s really really funny, people over and over again say “man if the vegan people who were trying to convince me could just not be gigantic assholes about it then maybe it would be easier to join their community”
And then you come along and are a gigantic asshole about it and prove the entire point.
Super solid representation, 5/7, perfection.
IzzyJ@lemmy.world 2 months ago
If belligerent internet comments actually convinced you to change your diet in such an inconvenient manner for no reward but moral superiority, you are not like the people you’re trying to convince. Abusers and cults love bomb because its more effective on a random sample of people
davepleasebehave@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I was going to stop torturing animals, bit some mean vegan said some words that hurt my feelings.
So now I’m going to eat two burgers!
chortle!
IzzyJ@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I think I will actually do this now just to prove you wrong
Beaver@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Meat eaters will be convicted for eating meat in the future.
IzzyJ@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Lmfao. You gonna be vegan Stalin or something?
mogoh@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
@Stovetop did not say nor implied that he/she is not vegan, because of the community.
mathemachristian@lemm.ee 2 months ago
I probably should be vegan … But … I would never want to participate in a vegan community.
Seems pretty clear to me.
Passerby6497@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Then you need to go back to school for reading comprehension, because being a vegan and participating in a community about veganism are not the same thing, not even remotely close.
ngwoo@lemmy.world 2 months ago
so you become a pariah if you don’t properly adhere to 100% of the community consensus behaviors.
You don’t pocket mulch?!
prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I’m a level 5
ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Just don’t interact with communities you dislike. It’s a pretty bad excuse to blame other people for something you don’t want to do.
BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
I’m just keeping an eye out for good recipes.
Beaver@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
I like that approach.
Stovetop@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Let me know if you find any favorites, I am down for anything easy and quick if they’re out there (as long as it’s not more rice and beans).