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I know people like to think vegans are crazy, but I've literally never met a vegan who was anything like this. However, thinking about it, it is very hard to d

I know people like to think vegans are crazy, but I've literally never met a vegan who was anything like this. However, thinking about it, it is very hard to draw a line. I know where line my personal line is, but it's very hard to explain why it makes any sense to anyone but me.

gambiting 5y ago
I have. Coworker refused a lift in pouring rain because I had leather seats in the car(not just refused - got in, asked if those seats are leather, I said yes, then he apologized and said he would rather walk than sit on leather). I was like ok, sure dude, your choice.
- delian66 5y ago
  Did he try to convince you that you should too be a vegan?
  - noduerme 5y ago
    I want this story to end with him pulling out a small paper cocktail umbrella, holding it over his head, and singing "Give me a home where the buffalo roam," before disappearing into the rain... never to be seen at the office again.
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- user-the-name 5y ago
  If you had a car with seats covered in the skin of dead dogs, I would not get in your car, and neither would most people. Why is it such a stretch to understand that someone might have the same reaction with a slightly different animal?
  - tsimionescu 5y ago
    I would bet that most people would actually get in that car - assuming the "skin" is leather and not rotting dry skin, of course.
    - user-the-name 5y ago
      If they knew what it was? I would find it very surprising if anyone was OK with that.
      - gambiting 5y ago
        Why? How is that different than sitting on lamb or rabbit leather? Those are also very cute animals. You wouldn't be able to tell if you looked at it. My mum used to have a blanket made out of cat fur for a while.....it's just leather - It's only weird if you make it weird :-P Also, in general it's a very weird comparison, but I'm not even making fun out of the guy for refusing a ride - I just think it's a weird moral stance to take, I can understand refusing to buy some leather seats, but riding in them? Especially as a favour? What does that change in the world? Literally nothing.
        user-the-name 5y ago
        Who says it's a moral stance? You can just be grossed out by the thought of sitting on the skin of a dead animal.
        gambiting 5y ago
        Well, he did, explicitly, for one.
      - ClumsyPilot 5y ago
        I dont think the spesific animal makes a difference, that would be rather hypocritical. The only exception would be ivirt or like some threatened or near-extinct animal that you went out of your way to aquire, I know people who do that for handbags, and that is something i find appauling
- Accacin 5y ago
  Ah, yeah. For me that's ridiculous, but you both sounded reasonable in that situation; you offered and it sounds like he refused politely enough.
  - gambiting 5y ago
    Oh yeah, he was very polite about it, it was just an "I'd rather not" situation, so I was like "ok, suit yourself". No drama as such.
armchairhacker 5y ago
I've met a few people I would consider "hardcode" vegans. In that they are 100% vegan, and believe that veganism significantly improves their health and lives. They are very chill people. They don't really care if you eat meat and won't try to force veganism on you. They don't get caught up in issues like this. The only "crazy" vegans I've heard are on Reddit. I didn't even think there were actual people like that until I went on Reddit. I think it's a problem with social media, not veganism.
- teekert 5y ago
  Indeed, I have the feeling that the very few ridiculous vegans that are out there get insane amounts of attention for their stupidity, probably to the chagrin of other vegans. But he, we love the "us against them" narrative, they are all stupid and we are all smart! Vegans vs Omnivores, Democrats vs Republicans, etc. All anime fans are weebs, all republicans are hillbillies, all vegans are unreasonable, all democrats hate all aspects of the free market, all feminists are Karens...
TheFreim 5y ago
I've met two kinds of vegans: those who are doing it because it's trendy and then the kind that are anorexic level skinny/very unhealthy. Never an "insane" one, those I have only ever met on the internet which obviously has its issues (self selection). I'll admit it's possible I've met healthy vegans who I just didn't know they're vegan, it's just that every vegan I HAVE met has fit in those categories.

gambiting 5y ago

I have. Coworker refused a lift in pouring rain because I had leather seats in the car(not just refused - got in, asked if those seats are leather, I said yes, then he apologized and said he would rather walk than sit on leather). I was like ok, sure dude, your choice.

delian66 5y ago
Did he try to convince you that you should too be a vegan?
- noduerme 5y ago
  I want this story to end with him pulling out a small paper cocktail umbrella, holding it over his head, and singing "Give me a home where the buffalo roam," before disappearing into the rain... never to be seen at the office again.
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user-the-name 5y ago
If you had a car with seats covered in the skin of dead dogs, I would not get in your car, and neither would most people. Why is it such a stretch to understand that someone might have the same reaction with a slightly different animal?
- tsimionescu 5y ago
  I would bet that most people would actually get in that car - assuming the "skin" is leather and not rotting dry skin, of course.
  - user-the-name 5y ago
    If they knew what it was? I would find it very surprising if anyone was OK with that.
    - gambiting 5y ago
      Why? How is that different than sitting on lamb or rabbit leather? Those are also very cute animals. You wouldn't be able to tell if you looked at it. My mum used to have a blanket made out of cat fur for a while.....it's just leather - It's only weird if you make it weird :-P Also, in general it's a very weird comparison, but I'm not even making fun out of the guy for refusing a ride - I just think it's a weird moral stance to take, I can understand refusing to buy some leather seats, but riding in them? Especially as a favour? What does that change in the world? Literally nothing.
      - user-the-name 5y ago
        Who says it's a moral stance? You can just be grossed out by the thought of sitting on the skin of a dead animal.
        gambiting 5y ago
        Well, he did, explicitly, for one.
    - ClumsyPilot 5y ago
      I dont think the spesific animal makes a difference, that would be rather hypocritical. The only exception would be ivirt or like some threatened or near-extinct animal that you went out of your way to aquire, I know people who do that for handbags, and that is something i find appauling
Accacin 5y ago
Ah, yeah. For me that's ridiculous, but you both sounded reasonable in that situation; you offered and it sounds like he refused politely enough.
- gambiting 5y ago
  Oh yeah, he was very polite about it, it was just an "I'd rather not" situation, so I was like "ok, suit yourself". No drama as such.

armchairhacker 5y ago

I've met a few people I would consider "hardcode" vegans. In that they are 100% vegan, and believe that veganism significantly improves their health and lives. They are very chill people. They don't really care if you eat meat and won't try to force veganism on you. They don't get caught up in issues like this. The only "crazy" vegans I've heard are on Reddit. I didn't even think there were actual people like that until I went on Reddit. I think it's a problem with social media, not veganism.

teekert 5y ago
Indeed, I have the feeling that the very few ridiculous vegans that are out there get insane amounts of attention for their stupidity, probably to the chagrin of other vegans. But he, we love the "us against them" narrative, they are all stupid and we are all smart! Vegans vs Omnivores, Democrats vs Republicans, etc. All anime fans are weebs, all republicans are hillbillies, all vegans are unreasonable, all democrats hate all aspects of the free market, all feminists are Karens...

TheFreim 5y ago

I've met two kinds of vegans: those who are doing it because it's trendy and then the kind that are anorexic level skinny/very unhealthy. Never an "insane" one, those I have only ever met on the internet which obviously has its issues (self selection). I'll admit it's possible I've met healthy vegans who I just didn't know they're vegan, it's just that every vegan I HAVE met has fit in those categories.