• ComradeMiao@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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    7 days ago

    That’s good to know, thanks for sharing! I appreciate your explanations.

    IDK, I disagree. I’ve experienced it both on reddit and here. Everyone is vegan or vegetarian for their own reasons, I don’t think enforces a specific ideology or you can’t discuss is fair to newbies or anyone is doesn’t 100% agree.

    Regardless, I will look for another not lemmy.world one.

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      7 days ago

      Gotcha. In my opinion, one must understand both viewpoints, that of the newcomer and that of the tired, long-ime vegan. Looking at problems from one side alone is anti-dialectical and results in false conclusions. There will be no perfect community for the new and the old, and communities are made and maintained by the old so it will lean in their favor regardless.

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          7 days ago

          You can be the change you want to see. If you find a community that is close to what you want, you can actively participate and offer suggestions to help “onboarding” of new vegans. I try to do the same with Marxism, even making an intro reading list that I frequently share (and keep linked on my profile), because I know other comrades are more tired and hostile as a consequence. I refuse to blame hostile reaction when existence itself is under siege regularly, be it veganism or Marxism, and would rather take on the proactive mantle myself.