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I'm definitely not one of those, but kind of playing devil's advocate, you have to acknowledge that the more people there are who can't/won't take certain meds/ingredients, the more pressure there is on the industry to make alternatives, and this could be a genuine silver lining in an otherwise really shitty situation.

The whole gluten-free craze created a ton of market pressure to produce good, tasty gluten-free foods. This was genuinely fantastic for people with coeliac disease, suddenly there's a ton of options for them to eat at mainstream places! The gluten-free movement (no pun intended) may have been dumb, and maybe it caused some harm (did it?), but it definitely caused a significant amount of good, even if by accident.

I know it's not the same situation and it's still obviously wrong to be happy with what these ticks do, but you can still take the good with the bad.

I lived in an area affected by alpha gal ticks. I personally knew several people affected by it. There is nothing nice about this.

you come off as a dick.

Nah, it you celebrate life threatening allergies, you ARE a dick.

I've read that since alpha-gal is found in the skin cells of cats and dogs, it can even cause severe respiratory allergies around pets

Where can I learn more about which medications & vegan food or clothing are affected?