Maybe this is better for everyone

I like and admire vegans.

I probably should be vegan because I am lucky enough to have the economic privilege to support that kind of lifestyle.

But, as with many other communities centered around lifestyle topics, I would never want to participate in a vegan community. Lifestyle communities always become insular and echo-chambery, so you become a pariah if you don't properly adhere to 100% of the community consensus behaviors.

Not just vegans, but you see it happen with fitness communities, diy/home decor, a lot of hobbies, etc.

Isn't this something that the fediverse was explicitly designed to support?
We're making fun of them for making use of one of the foundational features of the platform?

If they don't like it there, they can move again. And again. Or host their own instance.

Idk what this creepy vicarious butthurt is about, or why it has become so popular.

I mean, leaving .world is a pretty fair response. That community is full of insufferable idiots, but an admin overrode their moderating decisions, and then the admin team made up rules to retroactively justify their decision. That's pretty egregious.

My biggest gripe with vegan communities is that a lot of them have an "All or Nothing" mentality, going fully vegan is a luxury not everyone can afford, and yet I find mainly malice when trying to talk about reducing ones own reliance on meat and other animal products in online communities.

And veganism, if taken to the "no suffering of sentient beings" full extreme, forbids buying things (not just food) produced by slavery. And those things, especially electronics and clothes, are not financially viable for most to be bought without any slavery involved in any step whatsoever.

I see a lot more vegan hate than vegans.

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

I had a look at the community yesterday, every post bar one was about vegan cat food for the last week. They're not taking this well at all.

Yeah I respect vegans, and applaud them for their life choices. I'm not in a position to, or willing at this point to become a vegan, but I looked at their community... Mostly insults when referring to any meat eater. Yeah, I respect them a fair bit less now.

Lemmy dot world definitely doesn't circlejerk, no siree.

casual drive-by meme;

"We taught a lion to eat Tofu"

I mean what a fucking mountain to die on. Bravo to all involved this has been quite entertaining.

"oh no, the vegans are leaving!" said no-one ever

ITT: circlejerking.

Did they move to .ml or hexbear?

Hexbear's largest and most site-threatening drama was over its vegan comm (and I think the mods of Reddit's vegancirclejerk?). It ended with the site requiring content warnings on all pictures of meat.

But you know what? They were right. Vegans are basically right about everything, and the reason me and my fellow omnis get our jimmies so rustled by them is because we fucking know they're right.

I still don't know what tankies are and Im too afraid to ask.

I think we've had enough of the vegan cat food argument on Lemmy.world at this point.

You guys 🥹

Look the beans were great, but our own bender-hookers-and-blow meme. You shouldn’t have ☺️❤️❤️❤️

I'm actually rather thankful for this entire drama, or rather my cats are.
I was 'this' close to forgetting some ham for their once in a while treat. Thanks, /c/vegan!

Stop c/, it's !

Isn't it a rule if they stop acting superior they lose their vegan card and superpowers?

what - the only 5 active people in there got tired of getting bullied or something lmao

.world is the biggest circlejerk instance of all.

As a vegan tankie, I'm more than happy to welcome anyone who is passionate about justice and equality. If you think for yourself rather than just following and upholding arbitrary social norms, you're going to get pushback from the people who believe in those norms. Whether the norms in question are the needless industrialized mass slaughter of animals, or the needless industrialized mass slaughter of the victims of US imperialism. And it's much easier to have meaningful, higher level discussions among people who share certain common values, so you're not having to constantly refute the same shitty low effort talking points over and over.

Please, keep pushing your vegan users our way.

I mean, they are vegans. Their brains withered long ago.

What if your behaviour towards other humans demonstrates a complete lack of any morality?

Who are you to force everyone else to do what your say? That sounds like slavery. Who are you to discriminate against those who eat meat? That sounds like the discrimination suffered by LGBTQ folks.

Who decided that you were morally superior and that anything you do is justified in the name of your moral purity?

I am enjoying watching vegans battle everyone. Most people are not prepared for a conversation on veganism. Vegans have been refining these arguments for a decade now and can present clear sharp moral stances with a counter to everything you have to say. They also have the easier side to argue.

Im not a vegan but I'm not talking shit to a vegan for fear of getting dragged into a veganism debate.