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

  • Vendetta9076@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    Because y’all are fuckin annoying. Good for you on not using animal products. I’m glad you have something you care a lot about. I dont need to hear about it every second of the day though. Vegans IRL generally dont preach about it but online people get on their sop boxes more consistently.

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      7 months ago

      I think what you’re experiencing online is a mix of loud minorities1 and online disinhibition2, not an accurate representation of vegans.

      1: When there exists a minority in XYZ Group that is “louder” than the majority, causing people to associate XYZ group with the minority. 2: The phenomena of people acting out more violently, frequently, or pushy online when compared to being in-person, primarily due to anonymity

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        7 months ago

        I mean yeah. That doesn’t change my feelings though. If I know you’re a vegan online, chances are its because you’re loud and obnoxious.

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      7 months ago

      Yes, every one of us who isn’t annoyed at vegans is a loud obnoxious vegan, GOT IT 🫶✅🐽🌾👍🇸🇪