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Putting on some popcorn to watch this thread. HN loves discussions around veganism.

chana_masala 5y ago
Yeah, surprised it's not flagged. I am vegan but arguing about it online just isn't worth it, so I'll grab some (vegan) popcorn with you.
- karmakurtisaani 5y ago
  The comments are already frustrating. I could boil the whole being vegan argument down to "less cattle in the world would be a quick and easy CO2 reduction win", and receive mind bogglingly silly arguments in return totally missing the point. Better not go there.
  - teakettle42 5y ago
    > less cattle in the world would be a quick and easy CO2 reduction win Do you often find that taking away things that the majority of people like — and have firmly entrenched in their lifestyle — is “quick and easy”?
    - karmakurtisaani 5y ago
      Quick and easy in the sense that the overall impact to society would be minimal. Contrast that to giving up fossile fuels in large scale for example. Or any other change that would have similar impact. The whole point of making the argument for veganism is to make people understand that they can, and indeed should, make this change. Even if in small steps.
- ratsmack 5y ago
  I don't understand the thought process here on HN when people start punching the flagged button the second a controversial subject comes up. I would think the large portion of scientific minded people here would be thrilled to toss around different ideas, but it seems egos and hurt feeling take over and the thread is ultimately killed. So unfortunate.
  - purephase 5y ago
    [flagged]
  - the_only_law 5y ago
    > I don't understand the thought process here on HN when people start punching the flagged button the second a controversial subject comes up. I would think the large portion of scientific minded people here would be thrilled to toss around different ideas Take a look at comments on more controversial threads, I think you overestimate the userbase.
- Zababa 5y ago
  > so I'll grab some (vegan) popcorn with you Now I'm curious about what non-vegan popcorn is supposed to be.
  - karmakurtisaani 5y ago
    Popcorn that has butter comes to mind.
    - scrumbledober 5y ago
      or cheesy popcorn, or caramel popcorn depending on how the caramel is made, or popcorn topped with ground beef
      - Zababa 5y ago
        I only knew about popcorn with salt and popcorn with sugar. Is popcorn topped with ground beef really a thing?
  - brimble 5y ago
    Buttered.

Yeah, surprised it's not flagged. I am vegan but arguing about it online just isn't worth it, so I'll grab some (vegan) popcorn with you.

karmakurtisaani 5y ago
The comments are already frustrating. I could boil the whole being vegan argument down to "less cattle in the world would be a quick and easy CO2 reduction win", and receive mind bogglingly silly arguments in return totally missing the point. Better not go there.
- teakettle42 5y ago
  > less cattle in the world would be a quick and easy CO2 reduction win Do you often find that taking away things that the majority of people like — and have firmly entrenched in their lifestyle — is “quick and easy”?
  - karmakurtisaani 5y ago
    Quick and easy in the sense that the overall impact to society would be minimal. Contrast that to giving up fossile fuels in large scale for example. Or any other change that would have similar impact. The whole point of making the argument for veganism is to make people understand that they can, and indeed should, make this change. Even if in small steps.
ratsmack 5y ago
I don't understand the thought process here on HN when people start punching the flagged button the second a controversial subject comes up. I would think the large portion of scientific minded people here would be thrilled to toss around different ideas, but it seems egos and hurt feeling take over and the thread is ultimately killed. So unfortunate.
- purephase 5y ago
  [flagged]
- the_only_law 5y ago
  > I don't understand the thought process here on HN when people start punching the flagged button the second a controversial subject comes up. I would think the large portion of scientific minded people here would be thrilled to toss around different ideas Take a look at comments on more controversial threads, I think you overestimate the userbase.
Zababa 5y ago
> so I'll grab some (vegan) popcorn with you Now I'm curious about what non-vegan popcorn is supposed to be.
- karmakurtisaani 5y ago
  Popcorn that has butter comes to mind.
  - scrumbledober 5y ago
    or cheesy popcorn, or caramel popcorn depending on how the caramel is made, or popcorn topped with ground beef
    - Zababa 5y ago
      I only knew about popcorn with salt and popcorn with sugar. Is popcorn topped with ground beef really a thing?
- brimble 5y ago
  Buttered.