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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (8 children)

Always made fun of vegans but then I actually looked into nutrition and how we don't need to eat animals to be healthy. Yeah... So if I only eat them for taste, why the fuck would I want to kill them? Was a pretty big but also instant switch in my head.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (6 children)

I don't have a problem with veganism. I love eating vegetables, and enjoy plenty of meals without any animal products. What I could do without is the vegan products that imitate animal products. I am so much happier with a vegetable "burger" that embraces the taste of vegetables instead of one that tries to mimic the taste, texture and appearance of beef.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Well good news, you don't need to buy them :] and these products just existing shouldn't be a problem to you, right?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Their existence actually does inconvenience me. They have taken space at the grocery store that used to be used for things I purchased, and some restaurants that used to have pretty good veggie burgers changed to impossible/beyond which I prefer less and also disagrees with my stomach.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

That may be but those restaurants used to be 1 in a 1000 and now every other restaurant has vegetarian/vegan dishes on the menu. The offerings in restaurants and supermarkets are just objectively better for vegans than they were 10-20 years ago.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

I can definitely eat at more restaurants, but I don't really want to when all they do is slap a fake meat burger on the menu and call it a day

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I so miss feed veggie and/or bean burgers! Being served fake beef, or soya mince or something is awful. obviously some people prefer them, and they're fully. entitled to their opinion, but beyond personal taste, I have had more success moving meat eaters to good food that happens to be vegan than I have convincing them weird substitutes are worth eating. Humous and falafel - yes please! Fake kebab meat with fake cheese sauce - 🤮

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