CalciumDeficiencyMay 5, 2024

[Serious] Why do so many people seem to hate veganism?

https://lemmy.world/post/15052625

[Serious] Why do so many people seem to hate veganism? - Lemmy.World

Seen a lot of posts on Lemmy with vegan-adjacent sentiments but the comments are typically very critical of vegan ideas, even when they don’t come from vegans themselves. Why is this topic in particular so polarising on the internet? Especially since unlike politics for example, it seems like people don’t really get upset by it IRL

Show threadSternMay 5, 2024
You tend to get two groups who dislike it. Ignorant folks who think something like no animal stuff means no protein means you shrivel up and die, and the ones who’ve encountered a few too many militants in their time and ain’t interested or are downright sick of their schtick. Vaguely similar to atheism, except replace the animal product stuff with something religion related, ofc.
Show threadriplinMay 5, 2024
Except you don’t see atheists throwing a tantrum. So not like atheism at all.
Show threadSternMay 5, 2024
if you think internet atheists can’t be just as obnoxious as internet vegans you clearly haven’t been around enough of them.
Show threadriplinMay 5, 2024
Give me one example.
Show threadTORFdot0May 5, 2024
Don’t remember when /r/atheism was a default on the other site?
Show threadriplinMay 5, 2024
That’s your example? A sub being the default on Reddit? That’s equal to protests in the streets by vegans to you?
Show threadtrxxruraxvrMay 5, 2024
The sub being a default wasn’t. The content on that sub was though
Show threadriplin
Atheists highlighting religious atrocities is very annoying, yes. Imagine just doing you thing, raping kids and murdering people for not believing in your religion and someone posting on Reddit about it. So annoying!
May 5, 2024 at 3:45pmWeb
Show threada lil bee 🐝May 5, 2024
Oh, oh! I have a more recent example of a cringy militant atheist now, do you need a link? Here ya go.
[Serious] Why do so many people seem to hate veganism? - Lemmy.World

Seen a lot of posts on Lemmy with vegan-adjacent sentiments but the comments are typically very critical of vegan ideas, even when they don’t come from vegans themselves. Why is this topic in particular so polarising on the internet? Especially since unlike politics for example, it seems like people don’t really get upset by it IRL

Show threadMastengweMay 5, 2024
Dude, you’re the example of this discussion right now.
Show threadriplinMay 5, 2024
lol. Me arguing on lemmy is the same as vegans protesting in the streets? Go touch some grass.
Show threadMastengweMay 5, 2024
No. You whining about how you’re right about everting and everyone is wrong in a post that’s not even about you or your belief is a perfect example of the similarities between veganism and internet atheism.
Show threadrudyharrelsonMay 5, 2024
My guy, I'm an atheist and a lot of the peeps on that subreddit were unbelievably obnoxious. Atheists, like any group, including vegans, have some amount of people who get to that obnoxious state with their ideology.
Show threadNoIWontPickANameMay 5, 2024
This statement could cure anemia