Re:Vegan takeaway orders quadruple over past two years
by Iv on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @11:14PM
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The animal suffering aspect kind of was the start for me. I quickly recognized the counter-arguments were very poor. The only two lines of arguments that one may defend are "Animals don't suffer" or "It is natural for humans to exploit animals". I don't hold any of these opinions and therefore I could not defend meat production ethically.
Re:Vegan takeaway orders quadruple over past two years
by aoeusnth1 on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @12:45PM
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Same, I switched for environmental reasons and only then stopped poo-poohing the animal suffering. There's arguably motivated reasoning on both sides - when I was a meat eater, I was motivated not to care, and now that I'm not, I am motivated to justify my lifestyle.
Re:Vegan takeaway orders quadruple over past two years
by MisterBastahrd on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @01:25PM
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I once went on a low carb diet and stuck to it steadfast for about 6 months. One of my favorite candies is Reece's Peanut Butter cups. When I came off the diet, I decided to have one. It tasted exactly the same as you would expect those ultra-low-cost off-brand peanut butter cups that they sell in budget grab bags. Took me weeks to be able to taste the difference.
I experienced the same, which was really odd. I guess you can learn to like (or dislike) a taste.
The other thing I noticed that concerns about suffering started to weigh far stronger for me once the environmental concerns made me stop eating meat. I think that I subconsciously ignored or trivialised a lot of the information I got about what was and is actually happening in that sector.