• Cyclohexane@lemmy.mlOPM
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    Nothing against people who prefer meat substitutes. But I do think they should be brave and just abandon meat altogether. If you keep relying on meat substitutes, you haven’t let go of meat entirely, I found it easy to get back to meat eating.

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      Being called stupid and criticizing my decisions kept me from “being brave”

      Like “You’re not good enough until you are this much” bullshit. If that’s the attitude, then fuck no. Why do I wanna go even further into things if y’all are assholes right off the bat. Like, no. fuck you. If it’s this complicated then I am going to do what has been a life of hassle free eating. My guilt is very easily wiped away like that.

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        I’m vegan and I eat plenty of fake meat. I’m vegan because I think it’s right, not because I dislike meat. Don’t listen to OP. You are good enough, and any reduction in the consumption of animal products is better than no reduction.

        I went through a long period of transition before cutting out animal produce entirely, but have now been vegan for a good few years.

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          I went through a long period of transition before cutting out animal produce entirely, but have now been vegan for a good few years.

          This is the way. It’s like a relationship: if you have to force it, it’s gonna be shit.

          I cut down on meat significantly in the past 3 years. I eat mostly vegetarian, fish once a week and meat every once in a while. Overall, my meat consumption decreased by about 90% which I call good enough and I don’t really have the intention to change that.

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          Yeah same here. I like fake meat. I mean, if it tastes good and has no animal parts in it, it goes into my mouth. It’s not that complicated.

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          I’ve been talking a bunch of shit out of annoyance. And there’s a bunch of posts echoing exactly what I was complaining about.

          Even getting called a liar.

          This is the only reasonable or polite response I’ve seen. Missed one maybe?

          So thanks. I really shouldn’t be painting the entire lifestyle with the same brush, because well here we are.

          So I’ll shut up, and say thanks. And for the record, my kid still makes me get the impossible patties. She’s not veg anything, so ita just cause they’re good and that on its own should be good enough. Not all is lost in my removed.

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      Nothing against people who prefer meat substitutes. But I do think they should be brave and just abandon meat altogether.

      Looking at someone not eating meat: you should stop eating meat.

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      Nothing against people who prefer meat substitutes

      That’s good.

      I do think they should be brave and just abandon meat altogether

      That’s bad.

      Now, firstly, thank you for defining a lot of people cowards.

      Secondly, while I like indian food, I like meat more. And I liked it since forever. If I can have the delicious taste of meat in my plate without killing an animal, that’s great. Fantastic! I’m eagerly waiting for lab crafted meat any day. I’m willing to pay it more than real meat, because I’m not fond of killing living beings to eat them. But if that’s not yet possible, I’d still have my steak and my hamburger.

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      You’re chatting out your ass, this is like saying lesbians shouldn’t use dildos in case they go back to fucking men

      Complete ignorance of the thing you’re talking about

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        That is not at all what this is like, completely ignorant metaphor

        Imagine someone addicted to eating their poop. Perhaps they are reforming their ways, and for some time they take half measures like eating smelly chili. Eventually they realize their unhealthy fixation isn’t really overcome by this, so they move onto food that doesn’t resemble poop, like a salad maybe

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      it would be easy to get back to meat eating

      If it would “be easy” for you to get back to consuming animal products, it’s hard to imagine you’re vegan at all.