Speaking as someone who is plant based, it’s a false dichotomy anyway. It’s not “go vegan or eat lots of meat”. People who don’t share the vegan philosophy could just eat very little meat and make a huge difference to the planet, just like how I bike or walk to work but once in a while I drive.
It’s mostly an internet thing, especially a Reddit thing. I don’t think it’s as much a widespread culture as all that if you talk to folks who aren’t terminally online.
Nah, I’m talking about everything. Tons of people still ride bikes for transport and don’t identify as cyclists, or don’t really care whether their phone is an android or iPhone. A large majority of people don’t identify with little details of their lives like that, but when you go online into a specific topic there’s a much higher chance of running into people who feel really strongly about it, because they’re drawn to the topic and are participating in a subset of people who already tend to be really passionate about nerdy shit.
This is why the purist arguments and preaching are incredibly counterproductive. We’d see a much larger reduction in emissions if everyone who ate a ton of beef ate chicken instead, compared to if everyone who ate chicken went vegan. This study even suggests you can have vegan diets which are worse for the environment than just having chicken.
Speaking as someone who is plant based, it’s a false dichotomy anyway. It’s not “go vegan or eat lots of meat”. People who don’t share the vegan philosophy could just eat very little meat and make a huge difference to the planet, just like how I bike or walk to work but once in a while I drive.
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It’s mostly an internet thing, especially a Reddit thing. I don’t think it’s as much a widespread culture as all that if you talk to folks who aren’t terminally online.
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Nah, I’m talking about everything. Tons of people still ride bikes for transport and don’t identify as cyclists, or don’t really care whether their phone is an android or iPhone. A large majority of people don’t identify with little details of their lives like that, but when you go online into a specific topic there’s a much higher chance of running into people who feel really strongly about it, because they’re drawn to the topic and are participating in a subset of people who already tend to be really passionate about nerdy shit.
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This is why the purist arguments and preaching are incredibly counterproductive. We’d see a much larger reduction in emissions if everyone who ate a ton of beef ate chicken instead, compared to if everyone who ate chicken went vegan. This study even suggests you can have vegan diets which are worse for the environment than just having chicken.