• AceOnTrack@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      17 hours ago

      I don’t care what people eat. I can genuinely go months or years without thinking about vegans. I never challenged any vegan, vegetarian or whatever other diet out there.

      I have been bothered by vegans on multiple occasions including at restaurants more than once.

      • betanumerus@lemmy.ca
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        16 hours ago

        I have been bothered by people but I never asked about their eating habits or watched them eat.

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      2 days ago

      It’s usually vice versa: someone who chose not to eat something is disturbed by anyone and everyone else who does not do the same

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        2 days ago

        Well the meat industry does in fact affect climate (synthetic fertilizers are made with fossil methane), which indeed disturbs everyone.

        But whatever you choose not to eat has absolutely no effect on anyone.

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          1 day ago

          the meat industry does in fact affect climate

          true for any industry. look for how badly we have fucked up our soil

          whatever you choose not to eat has absolutely no effect on anyone

          it does. what I choose to not eat I need to compensate, so there is no choice of not eating something, only real choice is what to eat

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                  19 hours ago

                  Possibly. Does it sound like “yeah, the problem of humans pushing other life forms into starvation and extinction is solved with this one simple trick”?

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                    15 hours ago

                    It doesn’t. But you pointed out soil degradation. Just wanted to point out the impact of animal agriculture on soil degradation.

                    As you said, we can only choose what to eat.

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            1 day ago

            You forget to consider amounts. Some industries and foods have more effect than others, and the less you eat, the less of an effect you have.