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[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

vegan food isn't expensive. artificial meat replacements are expensive, because you're paying someone to chemically torture plants until they vaguely remind you of animals. lentils, beans, and other awesome-tasting protein sources are dirt cheap. vegan-first dishes are great and really cheap.

[–] Wage_slave@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

See, it's arrogant, and stupid shit like this that makes me wanna go get a burger just to spite ya.

"Oh fucking no!! I am torturing plants and shit blah blah blah"

No fucking wonder.

[–] KaleDaddy@reddthat.com 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ignoring the obvious joke you missed. If someone being a little rude is enough to make you completely give up on your ethical/moral stance, you need to grow a spine dude .

If a gay person is an ass to me i dont decide to become homophobic and blame it on them.

[–] Wage_slave@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I won't go near the comparison to one's sexual preference, to another voluntary dietary habits.

But, you're not wrong. If this was something that was super important to me and life affecting, then you are completely right.

Now, as someone who is just trying to not eat meat for personal and whatever reasons, that's not how you get people into your cause. I am not bound to it, and the perception of the community is something i get to have liberty with.

How about "well, it's not an animal. not bad". Not being me with my kid hearing that her favorite burger patty (the impossible one) is a waste of money and an embarrassment to the real vegans in the middle of the safeway by a random asshole stranger, who had the after thought to explain how tofu is better totally not noticing that his very life is in danger.

[–] frevaljee@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oh yes the voluntary dietary habit of taking a sentient being's life against its will because it's tasty and I can't be bothered to learn how to cook properly using plants.

[–] KaleDaddy@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

There's nothing at all wrong with eating fake meats. i do all the time. Thats not the point i was making

[–] door_in_the_face@feddit.nl 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think that may have been a joke.

[–] threeduck@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

It was a joke Mark. A Christmas joke.

[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Lol I eat meat but knock yourself out there hero