From what I can surmise, most vocal vegans aren’t really interested in changing minds so much as they want to put others down for not making their same choices. They’re bitter and jaded, and globally harmful dietary choices are a really easy lightning rod for all the pent up scorn. I’m sure they’re great IRL, but this space is for smug self satisfaction and out group shaming, not for civil discourse with the enemy.
I wouldn’t say “most.” I just think the loudest voices are the assholes, and that applies to every group across all ideologies. That’s not unique to vegans, but so much industry is built on suffering and has deficated time and effort to painting all vegans with the same brush. And it’s not just animal suffering. Every capitalist knows, and fears, that if consumers begin caring about animal rights, human rights are a natural extension.
From what I can surmise, most vocal vegans aren’t really interested in changing minds so much as they want to put others down for not making their same choices. They’re bitter and jaded, and globally harmful dietary choices are a really easy lightning rod for all the pent up scorn. I’m sure they’re great IRL, but this space is for smug self satisfaction and out group shaming, not for civil discourse with the enemy.
I wouldn’t say “most.” I just think the loudest voices are the assholes, and that applies to every group across all ideologies. That’s not unique to vegans, but so much industry is built on suffering and has deficated time and effort to painting all vegans with the same brush. And it’s not just animal suffering. Every capitalist knows, and fears, that if consumers begin caring about animal rights, human rights are a natural extension.