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Disclaimer: I’m “vegan”, for some definition of the word. Candidly, I think that reduction in animal suffering is worthwhile, but you get diminishing returns q
by jhardy54 4y ago
Disclaimer: I’m “vegan”, for some definition of the word.
Candidly, I think that reduction in animal suffering is worthwhile, but you get diminishing returns quite quickly. I’d suggest only doing things that are easy.
For example:
- While grocery shopping you’re choosing between two types of burgers with similar cost and enjoyment: pick the one that causes less suffering.
- Your tires need to be replaced for a camping trip this weekend: don’t stress about trying to find vegan tires.
- You like cow milk and non-dairy milk the same amount: snag the one that you feel better about.
- Your favorite crackers have some trace amount of milk powder in them and all of the alternatives suck. Buy them.
Over time, the number of things that are “easy” will increase, and in my experience it’s way more practical than trying to engage in vegan perfectionism and googling things like “which cars are vegan” every time you need to buy something.
- LesZedCB 4y agoI'm strictly vegetarian, I will not ever eat meat, but as for vegan parts this is my strategy and it works really well! it's pretty easy these days, too. veg foods are prolifically available, and oat milk is damn good, even in my morning cappuccino. it becomes something that is positive when it's always a minimization and hueristic rather than a ruleset and guilt-ridden. essentially, "I'm vegan but i don't stress it"