By choosing to be a vegan, you put the well being of other sentient beings over pleasure.
I like to sit in a forest or garden and love all the birds, insects, and animals around me. I appreciate how they are the same as me going about their lives.
It's something that's only truly accessible to us.
Ants passed the mirror test showing their cognitive self awareness. And a recent study shows bees can use tools to solve problems—a remarkably advanced cognitive ability.
Yet how many of us take insects for granted because they are small and creepy?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/04/bees-use-tools-to-solve-problems-study-findsOpen linkView original on lemmy.vgThey traditionally eat a lot of plant based foods like okra, plantains, beans, and drinks like mbege, which is made with fermented banana and millet
https://vegnews.com/tanzania-kilimanjaro-style-dietOpen linkView original on lemmy.vgWe fear and hate AI a lot but it's nothing compared to the beef industry.
Eating beef not only poisons your body and contributes to torture of cows but it also destroys the planet at a scale that makes even AI feel insignificant.
A lot of us go vegan for ethical reasons. It's great to experience health benefits too!
In my case, I lost a lot of weight. I feel much better mentally and recover faster from exercise.
And that it can result in more deaths than hunting and eating one large animal.
I admit that modern agriculture can and should be improved to be less cruel. I would still be uncomfortable with the act of killing and eating the flesh of a sentient being like me.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.vg/post/6798274
I messed up my body by eating ultra processed junk food all my life. I switched over to a carnivore diet and feel the best I ever did.
No you switched to another horrible diet. It made you feel good for a bit (like smoking) but It'll get you in the end.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.vg/post/6798274
I messed up my body by eating ultra processed junk food all my life. I switched over to a carnivore diet and feel the best I ever did.
No you switched to another horrible diet. It made you feel good for a bit (like smoking) but It'll get you in the end.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.vg/post/6798274
I messed up my body by eating ultra processed junk food all my life. I switched over to a carnivore diet and feel the best I ever did.
No you switched to another horrible diet. It made you feel good for a bit (like smoking) but It'll get you in the end.
I messed up my body by eating ultra processed junk food all my life. I switched over to a carnivore diet and feel the best I ever did.
No you switched to another horrible diet. It made you feel good for a bit (like smoking) but It'll get you in the end.
