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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (40 children)

And I bet all of them are loaded with methylcellulose (a.k.a. nature's laxative) just like every other bullshit fake meat product.

I follow a vegan diet now, but grew up in the southern US around legit BBQ. There is no point trying to replicate that, never going to come close and it's just going to use shitty processed food techniques to accomplish it. If you're going to go vegan, how about actually be vegan instead of chasing a life you decided to leave behind.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (19 children)

Yeah, but what if they're not loaded with methylcellulose, or what if we do eventually come close to the real meats or what if this is a gateway product that could convert carnists?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago (18 children)

Nope. Give me real plants, unprocessed. Just because a heavily processed compound that happens to be considered vegan might taste like meat has absolutely no bearing on whether or not someone is going to stop eating meat.

It's kinda like a heroin addict. They're not gonna stop just because you took their needle away or gave them a different drug. They have to want to stop on their own, otherwise anything you try is moot.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Well that's exactly what I did, so obviously it didn't work for you, but substitutes absolutely did it for me. Don't know why you're so incredulous.

I'm able to make a false analogy too : It's kinda like training wheels on a bike. It makes the experience of biking easier for the one learning and eventually you can remove them.

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