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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.
Yeah, people like that are unfortunately common in left-wing spaces. I say this as a leftist. We need to stop pretending that zealots don't exist on our side of the spectrum. They only give ammunition to the caricaturist right-wing pundits.
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...
Literally velma.
If it helps, I doubt most online vegans think about you at all.
They sure spend a hell of a lot of time talking about it.
I'm not talking about them then... ?
These are mostly trolls. They don't care what makes you angry, they just want you angry. People are easier to manipulate when they're angry and it's harder to think about the issues they're deflecting from.
Even if this sounds too nuts, it's a better way to look at it anyway. It'll be easier to either make one comment and move on or just block them at the first signs of this type of abuse.