I am not vegan yet but my sister is. I make — in my opinion — the best vegan burgers in the world. I lean into beats and sweet potato: awesome. I am not venturing into the pretending it is meat territory because I don’t really see the point. And that’s it, I guess. Why should I feel compelled to mimic chicken or beef when the alternatives are amazing in their own right? I am not afraid of the vegan meat industry; I see it as a pointless waste because why bother to mimic something that demographic supposedly doesn’t even want? It is so easy to make a succulent vegan meal. The cynic in me is saying this is a trap to keep you tied to meat-o-sphere, even if you are not the one consuming it directly.