I wouldn't apply that statement anywhere else other than online communities. Maybe there is better wording? I dunno. But like, vcj is very "unapologetic vegan" (which is great) but doesn't mesh well with the more chill "all the left" community we have here.
But like, vcj is very “unapologetic vegan” (which is great) but doesn’t mesh well with the more chill “all the left” community we have here.
This community is anything but chill, particularly at the top of the org chart when the vcj folks were coming over.
Lots of very naked hostility towards anything resembling discourse. Lots of people screaming "STFU LIB!" unironically, for entirely vegan-related discourse. Just a lot of raw, reactionary mindset.
It seems like we've mellowed out significantly in the last few months. But I guess we'll see.
it can get heated during struggle sessions. But we're getting better at nipping those in the bud, and when we're not arguing it's really chill.
Lots of very naked hostility towards anything resembling discourse. Lots of people screaming “STFU LIB!” unironically, for entirely vegan-related discourse. Just a lot of raw, reactionary mindset.
I haven't seen any of this, please report it if you see more of it. This isn't tolerated.
Is it vegan to cherry pick philosophies from marginalized people and hide behind it to promote a narrow and individualistic view of an issue that ignores much of the nuance the aforementioned philosopher was trying to get across?
I wouldn't apply that statement anywhere else other than online communities. Maybe there is better wording? I dunno. But like, vcj is very "unapologetic vegan" (which is great) but doesn't mesh well with the more chill "all the left" community we have here.
This community is anything but chill, particularly at the top of the org chart when the vcj folks were coming over.
Lots of very naked hostility towards anything resembling discourse. Lots of people screaming "STFU LIB!" unironically, for entirely vegan-related discourse. Just a lot of raw, reactionary mindset.
It seems like we've mellowed out significantly in the last few months. But I guess we'll see.
it can get heated during struggle sessions. But we're getting better at nipping those in the bud, and when we're not arguing it's really chill.
I haven't seen any of this, please report it if you see more of it. This isn't tolerated.
Is it vegan to cherry pick philosophies from marginalized people and hide behind it to promote a narrow and individualistic view of an issue that ignores much of the nuance the aforementioned philosopher was trying to get across?
Because that was a lot of the problem