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Re:Vegan takeaway orders quadruple over past two years by wUabkSG6L5Bfa5 on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @10:07AM (#20819870)
Nassim Taleb makes precisely this argument about the power of stubborn minorities. Which I think is 99% great.

Though I think the medium term equilibrium is just that more establishments will need to do better than a half-ass salad for a vegan offering. Which is 100% great.

Re:Vegan takeaway orders quadruple over past two years by davinic on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @10:54AM (#20820378)
The Most Intolerant Wins: The Dictatorship of the Small Minority [1]

[1] https://medium.com/incerto/the-most-intolerant-wins-the-dict...

Re:Vegan takeaway orders quadruple over past two years by glitchc on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @10:40AM (#20820236)
Stubborn minorities also lead to the "Tyranny of the Minority" and cause widespread anger among the silent majority of moderates who do not foist their preferences onto others. It leads to reduced freedoms all across society.

https://areomagazine.com/2019/04/02/the-tyranny-of-the-minor...

It's one of the root causes leading to the rise of populists like Trump.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/opinion/trump-electoral-c...

In short, be careful what you wish for.

Re:Vegan takeaway orders quadruple over past two years by freeone3000 on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @11:06AM (#20820507)
Dude, it's restaurants offering better vegetarian options than the Sad Salad. It ain't that big a deal.