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I did retirement home training and used to think it was a sweet job. Then I got in the business and underestimated how demoralizing it was as they give you the easy elders in training while the others make you, or at least me, really think of the fact the job just amounts to an unkarmic freebie.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

My philosophy is that I don’t want to mess with animals simply because I can. It’s that simple.

Just as an example, a lot of vegans will happily eat honey and it never occurred to me in my first year that it could be questionable. I decided on the spot never to consume it again simply because by my logic we’re having to hoard up a bunch of bees and make them produce it for us — only later did I read up on the topic and find all the arguments for/against it — but that didn’t matter to me because I try to keep it that simple.

Hunting is an area I haven’t given much thought. I grew up in a hunting family, shot a deer at five years of age, etc. but never got into it. I know there’s a big debate surrounding it but knowing I don’t want to hunt in the first place I haven’t really read up on it simply because it’s not relevant to me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Honey is not vegan as it comes from an animal.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Hard agree, but I see vegans arguing that it is vegan all the time.