I quoted this article in another thread. It hasn’t been posted yet so I’m linking it now.
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existential1 wrote
Yeah, the term "vegan" seems to be something people feel inclined to speak on irrespective of their engagement with the set of ideas the identity proposes on a day-to-day basis.
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crabs OP wrote (edited )
I have updated my comment. Thank you for using this moment to educate me rather than being rude. :^)
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ruin wrote
That’s what I tend to do. If it looks interesting I’ll engage. I don’t typically even look at what forum it’s in.
Is this bad form? I’m new to this stuff and not up on the etiquette side of things.
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In some ways i'd say if something becomes used in a way enough that becomes the way it is supposed to be used, i've found that this is one of the more polite corners of the internet, and while im interested in picking up the social ettiquite here a bit more before activly posting, it does seem like whatever is going on here is working and posts do generate pretty healthy conversation generally. Although i would say that a few comments here rubbed me the wrong way, unlike in other forums where i feel responding to things in a caustic way as i do on the corporate platforms, i feel like most posts here are done in good faith and so deserve more thoughtfull replies...
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crabs OP wrote (edited )
Animals aren’t ours to use for any reason. Vegans don’t have “cheat days”.
yam wrote (edited )
I have sometimes after going vegan, eaten pastries from the bin that may not have been perfectly vegan. I think there's a difference between grabbing a jelly donut from the rubbish, even though might have egg in it, and then sticking your teeth in someone's cadaver. "Cheat bin cake"?
edmund_the_destroyer wrote
You are morally correct, but it's important to remember we should be seeking a vegan planet and not a vegan club.
The goal isn't to make the omnivores feel like shit, it's to convince them to change.
crabs OP wrote (edited )
It’s unreasonable how this vegan forum has so many non-vegans. It must be because it’s featured to new users..?