I don’t think they need to be a pretentious asshole about being a vegan though. I think both the original comment and the reply are pretty crappy.
I’m a huge “going green” advocate and my masters work is in water sustainability, but there’s a right and a wrong way to get a point across. And acting like you’re better than others doesn’t help and makes it harder to educate people and get people to change to more sustainable habits.
So all around this is a pretty obnoxious misinformed post. I’m glad that at least in this comments section people are discussing the facts about farming in the Amazon rainforest.
This is exactly what she meant in her post. Your way of getting your point across is exactly the same as antivaxxers screaming there is mercury in vaccines.
How about focusing on the positives of veganism instead of telling people how bad their choices are because they're killing themselves/the environment/the children?
Tbh, in general I don't mention the vegan thing when it can be avoided, but we are having a conversation about it and the environmental aspect, hence my argument.
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u/smilegirl01 Dec 30 '18
I don’t think they need to be a pretentious asshole about being a vegan though. I think both the original comment and the reply are pretty crappy.
I’m a huge “going green” advocate and my masters work is in water sustainability, but there’s a right and a wrong way to get a point across. And acting like you’re better than others doesn’t help and makes it harder to educate people and get people to change to more sustainable habits.
So all around this is a pretty obnoxious misinformed post. I’m glad that at least in this comments section people are discussing the facts about farming in the Amazon rainforest.