For the planet? Doubt it, the amount of primary forests being razed to grow soy, displacing local wildlife be it flora or fauna, and especially with locals, usually already living in difficult situations before being forced to move, is horrid.
I am glad college gave me the habit of fact checking myself, turns out I was wrong as fuck. True, soy is a water intensive but not as water intensive as many other crops or meat. And a lot of companies buy cheap land, raze what was there, "poison" the soil with specific fertilizers that change the properties of said land so the soy can prosper, while also alienating the local plants, however most companies that do this, do it to feed livestock, since soy is very efficient and resilient when compared to most livestock feed.
Plus, only about 6% of soy is destined for human consumption, about 90% of it is used as a cheap livestock feed. I still oppose to veganism from a moral standpoint, and consider that buying local would make a far greater impact, but now I can go back to buying tofu without feeling guilty.
Because you don't like seeing people promote lifestyles that are objectively necessary for human life to be sustained on this planet in the long term?
Or because you don't have the discipline to overcome the upbringing that conditioned you to feel addicted to meat consumption, and you subconsciously realize that veg*nism is the morally and ecologically superior lifestyle and that leaves you with an inferiority complex that makes you lash out at others like an upset child?
Aggressively trying to force their ideas on people is obnoxious. People should be free to make their own choices. If people want to try vegetarianism, be a resource for them. Don't shove it down their throats and brag about your superior moral values. It makes other vegetarians look bad.
No one cares if you don't eat meat. As for lashing out I believe you already had that covered. And I can give you the greatest plot twist of this post. I've been a vegetarian for over 25 years; I've been vegan for over 7 at one point.
Your argument is completely invalid. Don't make me look bad because you want to brag about your convictions. This is why I dislike my fellow vegetarians.
No dude, to poor to even buy food sometimes. I have to eat with the money that I have at the time. If there's a promo on the frozen burger tha't what I'm eating. Yes too poor for vegetables. I'm sorry if some of us are poor. You may not think so but being vegan or even only vegetarian IS a luxury
I feel what you mean. But if you are willing to change, i woukd suggest to exchange meat with other protein sources when ever possible. I can highly recommend saitan!
Not really. I avoid telling people unless it comes up because I don't want to be harassed or interrogated. I'm sure I'm not the only one who does that.
As someone who isn't vegan, it's such an unfair reputation. Wanna know how someone is a meat eater? They can't keep their mouth shut the moment vegetarianism/veganism come up.