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Man, I love being a vegetarian.

by m4tthumphrey 2y ago

yimmothathird 2y ago
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fsckboy 2y ago
listeria spreads thrives/spreads through sprouts and melons, among other foods including milk and meats.
itsanaccount 2y ago
I think its interesting the number of folks these stories pull out who have gone vegan or vegetarian as a rejection of our food production system (something I understand) but have been.. tricked? into a simplistic kind of thinking that meat==bad. I can say on a farm, processing poultry is probably the worst. Its a fair intuition that murdering a living creature cause its tasty is overall gonna be a nasty endeavor. But a farmer has to live on a land, often for generations and that death comes at the end of a whole lotta care and nurturing. Theres a balance. But these companies aren't farms, and the disconnect of humanity from the work is the issue. That exploitation happens at all levels, to workers, to animals, to customers of the product. Thats the thing that has to be fought and it ain't as simple as just product type $X is bad as you shop at the same grocery chain owned by the same people supplied by the same suppliers.
- aziaziazi 2y ago
  Man you should talk with more vegetarians about their motivations, there’s way more in it than “meat==bad“. But telling someone it has been tricked is not the best way to engage a conversation.
BoingBoomTschak 2y ago
"How do you know someone is vegan? They'll tell you."
crazygringo 2y ago
You realize how often salad greens and lettuce and various veggies are recalled due to salmonella, listeria, and so forth? Here's one from just last month: https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/wiers-farm-inc-expands-voluntary-recall-whole-and-salad-cucumbers-due-possible-contamination https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety... I can't imagine where you would get the idea that being a vegetarian somehow benefits you here, or why you would bring it up.

Man, I love being a vegetarian.

yimmothathird 2y ago

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fsckboy 2y ago

listeria spreads thrives/spreads through sprouts and melons, among other foods including milk and meats.

itsanaccount 2y ago

I think its interesting the number of folks these stories pull out who have gone vegan or vegetarian as a rejection of our food production system (something I understand) but have been.. tricked? into a simplistic kind of thinking that meat==bad. I can say on a farm, processing poultry is probably the worst. Its a fair intuition that murdering a living creature cause its tasty is overall gonna be a nasty endeavor. But a farmer has to live on a land, often for generations and that death comes at the end of a whole lotta care and nurturing. Theres a balance. But these companies aren't farms, and the disconnect of humanity from the work is the issue. That exploitation happens at all levels, to workers, to animals, to customers of the product. Thats the thing that has to be fought and it ain't as simple as just product type $X is bad as you shop at the same grocery chain owned by the same people supplied by the same suppliers.

aziaziazi 2y ago
Man you should talk with more vegetarians about their motivations, there’s way more in it than “meat==bad“. But telling someone it has been tricked is not the best way to engage a conversation.

BoingBoomTschak 2y ago

"How do you know someone is vegan? They'll tell you."

crazygringo 2y ago

You realize how often salad greens and lettuce and various veggies are recalled due to salmonella, listeria, and so forth? Here's one from just last month: https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/wiers-farm-inc-expands-voluntary-recall-whole-and-salad-cucumbers-due-possible-contamination https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety... I can't imagine where you would get the idea that being a vegetarian somehow benefits you here, or why you would bring it up.