Psychology of eating meat
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What a wildly dogshit article.
Definitely not one that matches the style that descriptions of an area of study is meant to have. Some sections are entirely argumentative, and the formatting for explainer sections is just wrong.
It's something I struggled with for a long time. I love animals and I don't want to fuel the demand for dead animals. I felt guilty about eating meat from an early age. I honestly can't say I miss eating meat. I do however miss being able to find something to eat at every fast food place. I cook at home more as a result.
I miss being able to pick something up at the grocery store and assume I can eat it. They put gelatin in everything
Are there any good vegan protein options that aren’t a legume? I’m allergic and it’s the biggest reason I haven’t considered switching. Every time I look up “vegan protein options” for ingredients and stuff, it’s always only peanuts, lentils, beans, peas, that sort of thing.
Seitan is meant to be quite nice, it's made from gluten
Yeah, lots of the "meat alternatives" seem to use it as a basis, too, although you'd need to check that they don't mix in soy or pea protein...
Mushrooms, nuts and seeds is what I can still think of.
Lots of vegans do enjoy nutritional yeast. You don't typically eat a huge amount of it, but it is around 50% protein.
There's nut butters which can be used quite nicely in cooking. Unfortunately, they do tend to be rather expensive.
Chia seeds are also perhaps worth highlighting. If you soak them in water for long enough, they basically turn into pudding (as in, "chia pudding" is an actual dish). Well, and they also have a fairly neutral taste, so that gives them lots of flexibility in cooking, baking, cereal etc..
Thanks for all the info! I’ll definitely look into these some more.
I know this is going to piss a lot of people off, but it's actually really good reading.
I'm not vegan but I didn't consider that there's psychology in that. It's useful to examine it even if I'm not likely to change soon.
What reasons did you think people were vegetarian or vegan that wouldn't qualify as psychological?
Hmmm. I guess I am using that term in a pretty hamfisted way. I get a little euphemistic to avoid fallout from certain types of people or situations. Bear with me on that.
Being genuine though I think whenever we overrule our first assumptions or automatic thoughts, that's how you avoid it. Like we assume we're always in command of our emotions and decisions but unless we ever doing anything contrary to those emotions then they are still ruling us.
Yeah
The "psychology" factors in me never being vegan are probably how I was raised in a culture where I see exploitation of animals as common and natural. Obviously it's wrong but even now that I'm older and should know better some emotional part of me still thinks not holding hierarchical dominion over the lives of animals would invalidate the agrarian societies of people across the world. And if I don't want to invalidate them then of course I shouldn't invalidate my own gustatory preferences for meat. Mmmm no, that's not motivated reasoning.
Sorry, this turned into oversharing. Basically, I'm still ruled by my emotions too.
Protestor in favor of "rescuing" Timmy the whale (German audio)
LMAO…. people will pick anything apart and figure out how to make it mean more than just what it is.
We eat meat because it’s delicious and ifs available. Those that don’t, don’t because they don’t think it’s delicious and don’t care if it’s available.
That’s it.
Confidently incorrect
Well, in the face of a Wikipedia article that supports your personal belief, of course I’m incorrect. But to anyone with a rational brain, i’m as confidently accurate is it gets.
People overindulge on overexamining, and this is the result.
It sure seems you were frustrated when writing your comments, but it still seems odd to exaggerate your point and call it rational or accurate. I've literally met a bunch of people who have eaten meat for other reasons than it being delicious, so clearly there's more to it than you claim.