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A comment on Going Vegan Won’t Save the Planet. Parent comment

Re:Going Vegan Won’t Save the Planet by vzidex on Thursday October 10, 2019 @11:20AM (#21215504)
Current generation here (I'm 20). There's a lot of steps you can take without decreasing your quality of life - is that cut of steak _really_ that important to your quality of life?

If, aware of the problem of climate change AND of the solutions, you choose to do nothing then you won't just be an asshole in the eyes of the next 20 generations, you're an asshole in the eyes of my generation too.

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Re:Going Vegan Won’t Save the Planet by c22 on Thursday October 10, 2019 @12:38PM (#21216534)
The OP and billions of other meat eaters may be assholes, but I think it's a salient point that any solution will have to cater to these assholes to be effective. Just calling them assholes probably wont influence them to change their ways.
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Re:Going Vegan Won’t Save the Planet by loblollyboy on Thursday October 10, 2019 @12:03PM (#21216072)
Current generation? So am I like dead or something (30)?
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Re:Going Vegan Won’t Save the Planet by falcolas on Thursday October 10, 2019 @11:27AM (#21215603)
It's not just steak. It's tacos, hamburgers, roasted (or friend) turkey, pork chops, ham, BLTs, chicken tenders, milk, cheese, lattes, milk chocolate, white bread, clam chowder (any chowder for that matter), sushi... The list of non-vegan foods is quite long.

> you're an asshole in the eyes of my generation too.

I'm willing to accept that. The hate of a group of anonymous people is something I have no problems with.

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