I've had this IRL discussion too many times, where the non-veg person says that a lack of meat affects their sleep, energy level, digestion, etc. I'm not a dickhead, and I don't argue with people's lived experience, even if it feels very sus.

I've done a good faith search for evidence of how certain people might have negative health effects from not eating meat, and nothing turns up. (Short of just having a bad veg diet) Maybe I'm missing something. It's just frustrating how often people use this as an excuse, and they're often anti-vegan in their wider ideology.

  • Owl [he/him]
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    9 days ago

    Short of just having a bad veg diet

    That's a pretty easy thing to do, yeah? Most people think of vegetarianism and they think of potato chips and salad.

    Try asking them what they were using for protein and tell them to try hail-seitan next time.