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> Where does the author live that they think the “prevailing food paradigm” is vegan? It's easy to think so. Try this very comment thread. Try talking about me

> Where does the author live that they think the “prevailing food paradigm” is vegan? It's easy to think so. Try this very comment thread. Try talking about meat eating at your next big-city cocktail party. Yes, vegetarian/vegan evangelists are probably just a lot louder than everybody else, but that doesn't mean it isn't working for them.

tom_mellior 9y ago
> Try this very comment thread. OK, I'll bite. Links to concrete comments in this thread presenting veganism as the "prevailing food paradigm", please.
- YouAreGreat 9y ago
  At the time I wrote this, there were 23 comments here. The majority was from self-declared vegetarians/vegans. That means that either that's the prevailing food paradigm among HN readers, or they're more vocal about it than non-vegans.
  - jm2721 9y ago
    Not really, it just means that vegans/vegetarians are more likely to post comments on an article about Quorn, which makes complete sense. You won't see many top level comments from meat eaters because most of us don't eat Quorn.
  - PerfectElement 9y ago
    That's the prevailing food paradigm among HN readers who have something to add to this topic, which is about a product that is mainly consumed by vegetarians and vegans.
ryanwaggoner 9y ago
Eh, I lived in SF and NYC and I knew few vegetarians, let alone vegans. Cocktail parties definitely weren’t hotbeds of any kind of meat-shunning discussion. Almost the opposite, I’m fact. The #1 hobby for big city people seems to be exploring new hip restaurants, almost all of which serve animal products. I’m sure it depends on your circle, but if you look at any list of the most popular restaurants in NYC, there will be very few vegan ones.
- YouAreGreat 9y ago
  > I’m sure it depends on your circle Agreed, social bubbles are a thing. That's why I think it's credible that the Guardian author comes across a lot of vocal vegan evangelism and might honestly come to think of it as the "prevalent food paradigm" in some ("non-redneck") circles.

tom_mellior 9y ago

> Try this very comment thread. OK, I'll bite. Links to concrete comments in this thread presenting veganism as the "prevailing food paradigm", please.

YouAreGreat 9y ago
At the time I wrote this, there were 23 comments here. The majority was from self-declared vegetarians/vegans. That means that either that's the prevailing food paradigm among HN readers, or they're more vocal about it than non-vegans.
- jm2721 9y ago
  Not really, it just means that vegans/vegetarians are more likely to post comments on an article about Quorn, which makes complete sense. You won't see many top level comments from meat eaters because most of us don't eat Quorn.
- PerfectElement 9y ago
  That's the prevailing food paradigm among HN readers who have something to add to this topic, which is about a product that is mainly consumed by vegetarians and vegans.

ryanwaggoner 9y ago

Eh, I lived in SF and NYC and I knew few vegetarians, let alone vegans. Cocktail parties definitely weren’t hotbeds of any kind of meat-shunning discussion. Almost the opposite, I’m fact. The #1 hobby for big city people seems to be exploring new hip restaurants, almost all of which serve animal products. I’m sure it depends on your circle, but if you look at any list of the most popular restaurants in NYC, there will be very few vegan ones.

YouAreGreat 9y ago
> I’m sure it depends on your circle Agreed, social bubbles are a thing. That's why I think it's credible that the Guardian author comes across a lot of vocal vegan evangelism and might honestly come to think of it as the "prevalent food paradigm" in some ("non-redneck") circles.