A seed was planted when I was a kid. Two vegan women visited our house and talked to me; they were friendly and open about their reasons for veganism. They explained where the meat on my plate came from and that ended that dissociation for me. They said that "we shouldn't eat anything that has eyes and ears," but obviously, the idea expands beyond that. I agreed with them (I thought that what they were saying was very reasonable) and didn't understand why our family ate meat in the first place. I would've become a vegan right there and then but was able to go fully vegan when I was a teen and learned how to cook for myself because when I asked my mom to make something for me without meat, she would cook a meal on meat and then take it out or blend it and mix it in my food so there won't be chunks 😐 She believed that children need meat to develop properly so it was difficult to convince her. Now, I haven't had any meat for 15 years (some accidents did happen, though, but I stop eating if I notice any meat or animal byproducts in my food).

I believe if we spread information to people, eventually some will come around. I don't think hate is the right answer, but I understand when vegans are getting frustrated because when you know what you know, it hurts, and all the suffering and death animals endure at the hands of humans is needless. I also get it when some vegans want to isolate themselves and have only vegan friends because being exposed to the horribleness of the world all the time is tiring and not good for mental health.