When someone decides they hate someone else, they’ll make up whatever shit they need to to continue to hate them.
I’m sure that’s how a lot of vegans online think about me but it’s actually not true. I support the cause, but not the crazy shaming that happens online about it. Actually had to block a few people over that issue. The last person was practically foaming at the mouth and making loads of assumptions. They fucking hated me for basically nothing. Someone telling people like that their approach is bad shouldn’t be viewed in a negative light. That’s absolutely the thing they need to be told.
Yup, a few years ago i told a vegetarian that i was trying to eat meat less frequently and they said something like “if you’re still eating meat then you aren’t doing anything”. Seriously? Such a militantly blind all-or-nothing nonsense take. Most people’s reaction to that type of tactic is to say fuck it I’m purposely gonna eat even more meat now
There are a lot of people who flock to social justice issues not because they give a shit about the issue, but they want to feel like they are morally superior to others for being on the right side of that issue. When somebody melts down at constructive criticism like that, it signals to me that they are the latter category and can be safely ignored. You cant make people grow up on the internet, best you can do is block them so you don’t have to hear their tantrum
I fully agree with all this. I mean, it is possible that people like that also care about the issue itself, but the way it manifests for them places the priority on feeling superior and it’s pretty awful. But yeah blocking is the only answer…
If it helps, I doubt most online vegans think about you at all.
I’m not talking about them then… ?