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Disclaimer: I'm plant-based, and of course biased. What would it take people to realise that eating meat is just not good for the environment and rather than g

Disclaimer: I'm plant-based, and of course biased. What would it take people to realise that eating meat is just not good for the environment and rather than going through all these 'fixes', just stop eating meat? We're getting to the point where we're going to have to sacrifice some 'comforts' IMO.

Avamander 7y ago
> We're getting to the point where we're going to have to sacrifice some 'comforts' IMO. Why can't those comforts we "sacrifice" be cruises, gasoline/diesel cars and all advertising? My point being that saying "we're going to have to make some sacrifices" and pointing at someone else never works unless the person pointing has a lot of power to enforce it.
- Accacin 7y ago
  > Why can't those comforts we "sacrifice" be cruises, gasoline/diesel cars and all advertising? This is only my opinion, but cutting out meat is incredibly easy. If you're in an area with no public transport then it's hard to stop driving your car especially if your livelihood depends on it. It's just a lot of time and money trying to fix the meat industry when the solution is 'stop'.
siempreb 7y ago
> just stop eating meat? For most people that's simply not an option. But, if all people were eating just a little less meat, that would be an incredible improvement already. I believe we better fight down the meat problem with small steps, especially by creating more delicious plant based food for the mainstream, creating an alternative that is really hard to resist because it tastes so good.
- Accacin 7y ago
  > For most people that's simply not an option. But, if all people were eating just a little less meat, that would be an incredible improvement already. Completely agree!
redka 7y ago
Do you think it's been proven enough to be sure that plant based diet is better in terms of GHGE than meat based diet? There are also health concerns that come along with cutting meat entirely from ones diet. Would you say it's easy to hit all required protein's targets while eating only plant foods?
- Accacin 7y ago
  > Do you think it's been proven enough to be sure that plant based diet is better in terms of GHGE than meat based diet? For me, yes. > Would you say it's easy to hit all required protein's targets while eating only plant foods? I find it relatively easy, although most days I also have a protein shake I take to top me up. It's not required but as a runner I prefer to have a little more protein than technically required.

Avamander 7y ago

> We're getting to the point where we're going to have to sacrifice some 'comforts' IMO. Why can't those comforts we "sacrifice" be cruises, gasoline/diesel cars and all advertising? My point being that saying "we're going to have to make some sacrifices" and pointing at someone else never works unless the person pointing has a lot of power to enforce it.

Accacin 7y ago
> Why can't those comforts we "sacrifice" be cruises, gasoline/diesel cars and all advertising? This is only my opinion, but cutting out meat is incredibly easy. If you're in an area with no public transport then it's hard to stop driving your car especially if your livelihood depends on it. It's just a lot of time and money trying to fix the meat industry when the solution is 'stop'.

siempreb 7y ago

> just stop eating meat? For most people that's simply not an option. But, if all people were eating just a little less meat, that would be an incredible improvement already. I believe we better fight down the meat problem with small steps, especially by creating more delicious plant based food for the mainstream, creating an alternative that is really hard to resist because it tastes so good.

Accacin 7y ago
> For most people that's simply not an option. But, if all people were eating just a little less meat, that would be an incredible improvement already. Completely agree!

redka 7y ago

Do you think it's been proven enough to be sure that plant based diet is better in terms of GHGE than meat based diet? There are also health concerns that come along with cutting meat entirely from ones diet. Would you say it's easy to hit all required protein's targets while eating only plant foods?

Accacin 7y ago
> Do you think it's been proven enough to be sure that plant based diet is better in terms of GHGE than meat based diet? For me, yes. > Would you say it's easy to hit all required protein's targets while eating only plant foods? I find it relatively easy, although most days I also have a protein shake I take to top me up. It's not required but as a runner I prefer to have a little more protein than technically required.