“As a Linux user…”

Yeah yeah, you’re right. But can you maybe shut up about it for just a minute?

USE LINUX

LINUX IS BETTER IN EVERY WAY

MICROSOFT SUCKS APPLE SUCKS GOOGLE SUCKS

THIS IS THE YEAR OF THE LINUX DESKTOP

  • Lux
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    911 months ago

    based on your comments, you’re probably just a troll, buy just in case, here’s a really simple explanation.

    so i buy beans from a store. the store has fewer beans, so they buy more from the company that sells them. i don’t buy meat, so that is one less meat product that they have to restock. therefore, instead of giving my money to the meat industry, they give it to the bean industry. on a small scale, that obviously makes no difference, but if enough people stop buying meat, less meat will be produced, which leads to fewer animals being tortured.

    • @[email protected]
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      -511 months ago

      the store gets to decide what to do with their money and they can choose to take the bean money and stock up on hotdogs for labor day.

      • Lux
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        711 months ago

        and when they don’t have beans, i don’t give them anymore money

        • @[email protected]
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          511 months ago

          It’s crazy that you have to explain this in such a basic way but it’s still ignored/denied/misunderstood.

        • @[email protected]
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          -311 months ago

          i doubt they’ll run out of beans. they probably already bought enough for the year on contract. same with the hotdogs, too, for that matter.

      • Lux
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        311 months ago

        hey i didn’t say you are a troll, just that you probobly are one. and yeah, it’s true that they can do what they want with any money they get, but what they will do is use it to replace the things that people buy. otherwise, people stop buying things from them.

          • Lux
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            311 months ago

            ??? i was saying that if they don’t sell what people want to buy, people won’t buy things from them

    • @[email protected]
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      -611 months ago

      if enough people stop buying meat, less meat will be produced

      i don’t think that will ever happen

        • @[email protected]
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          011 months ago

          you think good tofu will make people give up their cultural foods and farming tradition?

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            411 months ago

            I’d say people have already given up on farming tradition, you have any idea what goes on in those places? It’s nothing like it was 100 years ago. Those foods in question are produced as quickly and cheaply as possible at the animal’s expense. Not to mention the consumer’s! I’m not missing out on anything except stress and growth hormones by not eating meat. Maybe some parasites too. Besides, the spices are where the real flavor has always been. I obviously don’t think change will happen overnight but I highly recommend you give some extra-firm tofu a second chance, maybe drain, deep fry it and pour on some sweet and sour sauce- you might just be surprised! lmk if you need a recipe. Hummus is really great too, if you need more proof vegan food can be indulgent and exciting

            • @[email protected]
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              111 months ago

              I already drink Soylent and huel. I’m not saying anything about the palletability of vegan food. you seem to be the one fixated on taste.

              • @[email protected]
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                11 months ago

                ok yeah, cool but that explains EVERYTHING right there, imo. I’m sure they’re not that bad but you couldn’t pay me to try either of those tbqh- I’ll eat some fruit, thanks

                • @[email protected]
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                  111 months ago

                  i drank a lot of huel (though i did skip a lot of the flavors) and i have to say i don’t think it’s great. every flavor is too sweet EXCEPT the unflavored unsweetened, but that was a chore to drink. by contrast, i just started drinking soylent original powder and i like it a great deal.

      • Lux
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        711 months ago

        some factory farms are torturing animals. depending on your definition, not all are, but the ones that remove pigs’ tails and castrate calves without sedatives are definitely torturing them.

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          -411 months ago

          they’re not torturing them. they’re not being cruel for cruelty’s sake. The point isn’t the pain. The pain is incidental. it’s not torture.