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[Serious] Why do so many people seem to hate veganism? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
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Seen a lot of posts on Lemmy with vegan-adjacent sentiments but the comments are typically very critical of vegan ideas, even when they don't come from vegans themselves. Why is this topic in particular so polarising on the internet? Especially since unlike politics for example, it seems like people don't really get upset by it IRL

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[–] 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Obviously there's the stereotype and that is what it is, but I usually get irked at the suggestion that it's easy and an imperative. Veganism and other similar diets are an EXTREME luxury, and is only a viable option for a small percentage of the population. It would never have been an option in the past and is still not remotely an option for most humans.

edit: see below comments to understand what I mean

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    lmfao people have been vegan thousands of years ago e.g. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Ma%27arri

    beans and rice are poverty foods, not luxury. Meat is a luxury food.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I think the fact that the Wikipedia article you linked describes this guy as one of the biggest assholes of all time says a lot

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    I became a vegan at a time in my life where I was close to being homeless. It might be hard for some people to switch to a plan based diet (veganism is more than a diet) depending on their access to a grocery store or food bank or people who can't choose what they consume such as children, but it is definitely not a luxury.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Poor you with your poor meat. Look at all the poor people feasting on turkey and salmon!

    I grew up rich, so I only had beans and rice. Sometimes a carrot because it's prices like gold. My broccoli is a luxury as well. Marbled steak is for peasants.

    I mean, do you even hear yourself? You make it sound like you're a victim of the meat industry. While enjoying them big chunks of muscle with some sauce because they taste like crap without!

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