I ask this in good faith, and I do not mean to bring about struggle sessions with this question (keep it civil, please :). I'm writing a sort of mini-essay on a certain topic (Edit: not anymore, I lost my writing appetite), and veganism fits into that topic (I'm keeping it vague because I'll probably post it here and I don't want to spoil the whole thing). If people are on the fence and others want to know more about what Veganism is and why they should consume in that way, I would be grateful if others more experienced and well-read on the subject could provide resources or counter-reasons. I feel like a lot of the things I believed before going vegan turned out to be misconceptions, and it doesn't hurt to be more educated on a subject, right?
Edit: I need to take a break from the internet again, if my brain wasn't fried already it is now (not anything any of you started, I brought this upon myself)
I used to (and still kind of do) have issues when it comes to food waste. I actually made a post about it in the vegan comm, and there was a bit of debate around the subject https://hexbear.net/post/2387294?scrollToComments=false. Beliefs tended to lean towards moving away from seeing animals as consumable, though some did say that they will eat animal product if it meant it would be thrown away. Either way, I would personally still see them as vegan, being "pure" doesn't matter as much as believing in the ethics of the meaning behind the movement itself.