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Are Vegans Just Weak People? (opens the original)
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Growing up vegetarian and being the only vegetarian boy at my school, I’m used to being told I’m too soft or can’t handle reality for caring about animals. I got it a lot as a kid, but even now it’s one of the most common accusations an animal advocate or vegan will receive. “You need to grow up”, “this is just how things are”, “there’s something wrong with you”.Do they have a point? Is there something wrong with vegans and people who care about animals? Let’s get into it.Knowing vs doingA Marin
Interviewing Moby In Front of 4,000 People (opens the original)
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Moby has been vegan for 39 years. I got to interview him on the main stage at the recent Vegan Camp Out festival in the UK, in front of a packed tent of around 4,000 people. This was my first time conducting a live interview in front of so many people on a huge stage, but after a few minutes it felt like I was just chatting to a friend in front of 4,000 friends. And to my surprise, a lot of what Moby said is what I’ve been arguing for on this Substack for the last few years.Moby went vegan in 19
What Cultures Are You Allowed to Criticise? (opens the original)
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A few months ago I posted an article about “Why Smart People Won’t Go Vegan.” The article is all about the psychology of people who agree with vegans but won’t go vegan. I predicted some might find it an uncomfortable read. One reader left a comment I want to talk about. It uses an argument I hear all the time, but I’ve never properly written about why I don’t think it makes sense.Here’s what they said:I find this article very condescending and lacking cultural context. The idea tha
All I Did Was Talk About Sheep (opens the original)
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A guy messaged me saying he’s going to “take my teeth”.Well, first he said he was going to knock me out. The comment about taking my teeth came later. “Look forward to taking your teeth” were his exact words. I’m not sure what he’s going to do with them though.His problem with me? I made a video about sheep and the wool industry.I didn’t realise wool was a subject random people were willing to threaten violence over. Turns out it is. And even more surprising, some vegans were on his side of the
How Should Vegans Talk To The Public? (opens the original)
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I truly believe the way we approach all of this could mean the difference between millions of animals continuing to be exploited and suffering, or millions of animals being spared.That’s what I told Paul Bashir and Tobias Leenaert, right before letting them loose on each other. Okay it wasn’t that dramatic, but these two advocates do hold polar opposite views on how to change the world for animals.Paul is the co-founder of the vegan outreach
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