You know, I’ve never met someone who actively tried to recruit me to veganism, but I’ve seen a lot of people spam vegans with meat pictures in an attempt to “Convert” them.
If you want I can try to put half a minute into an attempt so you can check the box. I can throw in a pitch for flattening eastern germany (bavaria to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) for good measure, if you like.
The fun thing about anecdotes is that they aren’t in any way indicative of the wider world.
Out of all the vegans and vegetarians I’ve met in my life, I think at best maybe 1/4 didn’t spend a protracted amount of time extolling the virtues of their lifestyle. Maybe you don’t consider that an attempt to convert, but a lot of people do. Either way it was annoying.
Conversely, I’ve only ever seen two “omnivores” try to convert someone who wasn’t, and it was a one off joke among friends.
My entire point is that I see these sorts of “well I’ve never encountered a proselytizing [insert group here] person, so that means these stereotypes are just mean and based on nothing!” but all it takes is one person to say “Well I have”.
Beyond that, my anecdotes are as valid as theirs. Which is to say not worth much at all.
You know, I’ve never met someone who actively tried to recruit me to veganism, but I’ve seen a lot of people spam vegans with meat pictures in an attempt to “Convert” them.
If you want I can try to put half a minute into an attempt so you can check the box. I can throw in a pitch for flattening eastern germany (bavaria to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) for good measure, if you like.
The fun thing about anecdotes is that they aren’t in any way indicative of the wider world.
Out of all the vegans and vegetarians I’ve met in my life, I think at best maybe 1/4 didn’t spend a protracted amount of time extolling the virtues of their lifestyle. Maybe you don’t consider that an attempt to convert, but a lot of people do. Either way it was annoying.
Conversely, I’ve only ever seen two “omnivores” try to convert someone who wasn’t, and it was a one off joke among friends.
My entire point is that I see these sorts of “well I’ve never encountered a proselytizing [insert group here] person, so that means these stereotypes are just mean and based on nothing!” but all it takes is one person to say “Well I have”.
Beyond that, my anecdotes are as valid as theirs. Which is to say not worth much at all.
your entire point is bullshit. you have no idea how many vegetarians, who did not bother to share their thoughts with you, you met.