Example: I believe that IP is a direct contradiction of nature, sacrificing the advancement of humanity and the world for selfish gain, and therefore is sinful.
Edit: pls do not downvote the comments this is a constructive discussion
Edit2: IP= intellectal property
Edit3: sort by controversal
If you count humans as animals then cocaine and clothing from companies like Temu and Shein aren’t vegan.
Cocaine manufacturing and distribution is full of human exploitation and suffering. Using it should go against the vegan ethos of avoiding consumption of things that are the product of exploitation. Similar to honey, milk, or eggs.
Similarly, Shien and Temu make nearly all of their products using slave labor in terrible working conditions using dangerous chemicals without any precautions.
Pretty sure almost every legit vegan is anti-capitalist.
And while “there’s no ethical consumption under capitalism”, people try to improve. I think that excluding the murder of animals is one of the easiest and most obvious ways to do so.
I also doubt that vegans are heavily representing for Temu and cocaine or exploitative products in general. Most likely they’re more aware of these issues than the average chud. Definite straw man there.
I didn’t even know Temu sold cocaine.
Oh I wholeheartedly agree with this.
Veganism should be based around the fact that there’s no reasonable or meaningful distinction between animals and humans. We should reject animal suffering for exactly the same reasons we seek to end human suffering.
Is there a high percentage of vegans using cocaine? Genuine question here. I do completely agree with you, though.
As a vegan, this is actually why I quit using cocaine lol
That kind of blew my mind.
Yeah I avoid chocolate as well for that reason (at least the non fair trade/rainforest alliance, those certifications still have issues but at least they’re an improvement). Coconut products made in Thailand are also typically pretty bad. Unfortunately at the end of the day it’s basically impossible to not consume anything that exploits people or non-human animals at some point down the chain but I do try and avoid the most egregious ones I know about at least.
Absolutely.
Damn that is enlightening.
We’ve humanised ourselves to the point that we forgot we were animals, and to the point that it’s a bad thing!