darq

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 11 months ago (15 children)

Because the truth has limits on how hopeful and how simple it can be. Whereas the lies of billionaires have no such limitations.

I agree with your point that the messaging isn't working. But pushing hope without radical reform of our current systems is basically just trying to diffuse the reaction to the facts without actually changing the facts leading to the reaction.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Bloody hell, with what crime? Convincing your comrades to not work?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

And I’m saying that I don’t like the meat replacers.

Nowhere in any of my comments have I suggested a "meat replacer" even a single time.

This is why I'm snarky with you. Because you keep pretending I've said things that I haven't.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

None the less, in my first post I spesifically pointed out that I am not looking for “just remove meat”, which was the point. And your answer was “well these foods are good if you just remove the meat”.

I know what you asked. But no, that is not what I said.

I did not say "remove the meat". I pointed out that all these meals are vegetarian until you add the meat. None of them are intrinsically meat-based.

This is EXACTLY what I mean when I say you need a change of mindset, if you actually want to try.

However, I find that the modern vegetarian cousine has stagnated because of the need to sell “meatlesd meat”.

I have no idea where you are looking, but nothing could be further from the truth. Vegetarian options have flourished because more people are moving to a meat-free diet.

I have tried a lot of “vegan options”, and as said, I am not looking to turn vegan. That is why I can decide NOT to compromise when it comes to meat.

And of course, you think pretty much every vegan dish is a compromise, and so you will continue to not try. Convenient!

And if you want to convert people to veganism, you need to change of mindset.

Bite me :)

A recipe is a start.

I've suggested three already, I'm sorry you have trouble reading.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (5 children)

This is why people who eat mainly meat don’t even consider vegan food.

No, the reason is that you have invented a false history to justify not even trying.

There are entire cultures where eating meat is either a rare occasion, or simply never done, even though they have access to meat and livestock.

People eat what they had available. Sometimes that was meat, many times it wasn't.

Just one recipe. Is that too much?

A simple vegetable soup is easy and nutritious. Most curries are vegetable-first and only become non-vegetarian by choosing to add meat instead of something like lentils or checkpeas. Vegetable lasagna is decadent and satisfying.

There are near-infinite recipes available of food that is plant-based and tastes good. But you have this list of exclusionary factors where you have decided that various meals "should" have meat, and therefore a meat-free version has made a replacement, and is therefore inferior and you aren't going to try it.

You don't need a recipe, you need a change of mindset.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (8 children)

Whatever. Good luck to you.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (15 children)

There are vegetable versions of every "incorporated" meal where all the ingredients are mixed together, like pasta, soup, curry, stir-fry, etc.. And for every other meal, the meat portion is easily replaceable with another portion of vegetables.

Going vegetarian really is as simple as "don't put meat in it". Just take it off the ingredient list. Meals do not naturally contain meat, so if you don't add any, they won't have any. It's not something to be "substituted" unless you are wanting to mimic a specific meal.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Ah no, that sucks. I've been using a lot of those apps.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'd suggest a hobby.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago

They are going on adventures together! Maybe one day they'll both read the same book at the same time, and go on the same adventure!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Nobody at Google has heard of the concept that controls at the edge of the screen are harder to aim accurately at.

Interestingly, that's the exact opposite of how it works on non-touch interfaces. The edges are prime control areas for pointer-driven interfaces.

Slight challenge to optimise a UX for both.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I certainly enjoy getting under your skin

So you clearly don't have better things to care about.

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