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[–] atlasraven31@lemm.ee 95 points 2 years ago

About your Crossfit addiction. The trifecta.

[–] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 69 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Behold: I'm the archvegan!

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 10 points 2 years ago

So Arch first?
Got it!

[–] SigmarStern@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago

I want that on a t-shirt! And I'm definitely going to steal it for my slack tagline.

[–] baggins 3 points 2 years ago

And so is my wife!

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 34 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Tell them your an Archvegan. That sounds cool.

[–] Malgas 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is that higher or lower than Level 5 veganism?

[–] palordrolap@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Whatever the highest rank is.

Arch- usually indicates the highest form possible without utter transcendence into a different form, or at least a, well, overarching rank of some sort. (Semantically related, but not etymologically, apparently. At least not directly. But I digress.)

It is, after all, why the name of Arch Linux is what it is (so sayeth Wikipedia). The creator wanted it to be the best with no equal.

An arch-vegan might be one best at not only avoiding animal-based produce but also convincing people to convert to veganism, as well as making normally well-adjusted vegans feel that they're not being a good enough vegan.

[–] gbrlsnchs@lemmy.one 29 points 2 years ago

I'm currently using Gentoo. That means I should also grow my own food...

[–] Sharp312@lemmy.one 29 points 2 years ago

Oh no.. The Arch Vegan is here! Run!

[–] neurospice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] seitanic@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago

Same, but I use Garuda because I'm apparently a 14-year-old at heart.

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[–] Floey@lemm.ee 25 points 2 years ago (3 children)

What's the arch user equivalent of getting asked if a fish is an animal?

What's the vegan equivalent of getting asked if you use PC or Mac?

Vegan Arch user btw

[–] Matombo@feddit.de 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Also people who use pc as a synonyme for windows. fuck those guys and guydedts.

PS. Macs are also PCs as PC describes the hardware and the usecase unrelated to the producer and the installed os.

[–] zagaberoo 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There's a bit more subtlety to it than that. The PC architecture that dominates today is a direct descendant of the 1981 IBM Personal Computer, which was made to run DOS and later Wondows. The cultural association makes sense in that context.

[–] MadBob@feddit.nl 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I know it's a completely normal typo that anyone could make, but "Wondows" has just made me a laugh for a good few seconds.

[–] zagaberoo 1 points 2 years ago

That's what I get for not using autocorrect 😆

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[–] probably 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Language changes over time and words don't mean the same thing forever. The entire purpose of language is to communicate. So if you have a Mac and say you are a PC user, you are failing to use language well. Apple themselves helped facilitate that change. It can be less consistent with Linux on a PC, I agree. But language is an evolving meme (as per the original definition of meme, not the cat photos). And to not acknowledge that is like being a young earth creationist with language.

Do you also argue that anyone who is happy is part of the LGBT community?

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[–] Matombo@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago
  1. Do you think Manjaro is Arch/an Arch derivative?

  2. But you still eat fish, right?

[–] cozydeer@mastodon.social 4 points 2 years ago

@Floey @coja 1) isn’t that what Manjaro is? 2) do you still eat cheese and eggs?

[–] infinitevalence@discuss.online 19 points 2 years ago

Easy: I'm Vegan, and by the way I use Arch.

[–] Zorque@kbin.social 19 points 2 years ago

Nothing, someone will make this joke before they ever get a chance.

[–] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 12 points 2 years ago

Start with something neutral, like crossfit

[–] probably 10 points 2 years ago

This might be my favorite meme of the month. There is a problem though. How often do they actually talk to people to end up in this quandary?

I kid. All the love to my vegan arch users. Or arch using vegans. Whichever one you prefer.

[–] beteljuice@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm a vegan btw that uses Nix btw

[–] quantenzitrone@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

hiii same, wanna be friends? 👉👈

[–] mdhughes@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] CuttingBoard@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 years ago

I lead with my devout atheism.

[–] optimal@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago

my name proboably

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 years ago

I'm an omnivore and use Debian btw

[–] UdeRecife@literature.cafe 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Vegan when eating, Arch Linuxing when computing, communist when sharing, capitalist when investing, ...

The list knows no end. Why not just say what's appropriate for each particular circumstance?

[–] quackers@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago

Why not just say what's appropriate for each particular circumstance? Because its vegans and arch users.

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

What if they're a vegan arch user from Yorkshire?

[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago

They'd pick that up fine when you say "Ah use t'arch by t'way, annumavegan". :)

[–] socsa@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

So actually I went to MIT

[–] Arfman@aussie.zone 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Bougie_Birdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago

Well hang on, with all the furries that use and contribute to Arch I'm not sure it would pass certification as not using animal byproducts

[–] saumanahaii@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

That you do CrossFit, obviously.

[–] tslnox@reddthat.com 3 points 2 years ago

I use Gentoo.

[–] orphiebaby@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

"BTW, I'm Archie."

[–] megane_kun@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Non-vegan Arch user here. Fun meme.

With that out of the way, I tell whichever one best suits the context at hand. Most cases it's neither.

[–] TheSealStartedIt@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

And the first thing you did is telling you use Arch. Well done, fellow Arch user. tips hat

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] lauha@lemmy.one 9 points 2 years ago
[–] Yarden@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Visit the tower of the Arch Vegen and he will tell you

[–] DNOS@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago

Obviously I'm vegan so it's not that wired I start a conversation with btw

thats probably one one of the oldest arch meme.

[–] vexikron@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

I don't know what you say, but as a debian omnivore most people don't notice either.

You know, because the computer just works, looks a little different, kinda like a mac on top, but free, and powerful and stable under the hood.

See I value practicality and reliability, and also ease of use.

This applies to meals as well.

Sure I'll go vegan if I can, get free range stuff when I can afford it, but I'm not made of money and infinite free time, as one would have to be to be a morally consistent vegan.

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