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Oh wow. Let me try forming that argument: 1) meat is nutrient-packed and getting all your nutrients from a plant based diet is stupid hard 2) to be able to be a

Oh wow. Let me try forming that argument: 1) meat is nutrient-packed and getting all your nutrients from a plant based diet is stupid hard 2) to be able to be a vegan and healthy you need (today at least) to be in a privileged position (how many poor vegans do you know?) 3) we evolutionarily got here by eating meat - our bodies do better when eating animal fat and protein. The grown and thriving survival of our species is anchored in killing other animals (sounds f’ed up but it is what it is). https://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/99legacy/6-14-1999a.html https://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/99legacy/6-14-1... https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/diagnosis-diet/201903/the-brain-needs-animal-fat https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/diagnosis-diet/20190... https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/brain-food-children-nutrition-2018012313168 https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/brain-food-children-nutr... https://time.com/4252373/meat-eating-veganism-evolution/ https://time.com/4252373/meat-eating-veganism-evolution/

adamnemecek 5y ago
A third of India somehow manages to get all the nutrients. Historically humans didn't eat as much meat as humans do today.
- tryingtogetback 5y ago
  Right, India is The Beacon of Light all western civilizations should be looking up to? No, thanks! Your opuscule of a comment doesn't make a damn sense.
  - adamnemecek 5y ago
    You can learn something from every country. You don’t have to adopt a caste system with vegetarianism.
  - user-the-name 5y ago
    Try reading it again, and the comment before it. It will come to you.
- systemvoltage 5y ago
  1/3rd of Indian population is malnourished: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malnutrition_in_India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malnutrition_in_India
  - azinman2 5y ago
    “One of the major causes for malnutrition in India is economic inequality. Due to the low social status of majority of the population, their diet often lacks in both quality and quantity.” Correlation isn’t causation. Much of India is very poor. There’s quite a lot of the US who is also poor and malnourished, but they’re often fat due to highly processed carbs and fatty meats with almost no fresh veggies.
- rantwasp 5y ago
  vegetarian!=vegan
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user-the-name 5y ago
Sure, being too poor to afford can be counted as a valid moral argument? Are you, personally, too poor to afford it?

adamnemecek 5y ago

A third of India somehow manages to get all the nutrients. Historically humans didn't eat as much meat as humans do today.

tryingtogetback 5y ago
Right, India is The Beacon of Light all western civilizations should be looking up to? No, thanks! Your opuscule of a comment doesn't make a damn sense.
- adamnemecek 5y ago
  You can learn something from every country. You don’t have to adopt a caste system with vegetarianism.
- user-the-name 5y ago
  Try reading it again, and the comment before it. It will come to you.
systemvoltage 5y ago
1/3rd of Indian population is malnourished: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malnutrition_in_India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malnutrition_in_India
- azinman2 5y ago
  “One of the major causes for malnutrition in India is economic inequality. Due to the low social status of majority of the population, their diet often lacks in both quality and quantity.” Correlation isn’t causation. Much of India is very poor. There’s quite a lot of the US who is also poor and malnourished, but they’re often fat due to highly processed carbs and fatty meats with almost no fresh veggies.
rantwasp 5y ago
vegetarian!=vegan

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user-the-name 5y ago

Sure, being too poor to afford can be counted as a valid moral argument? Are you, personally, too poor to afford it?