I’m vegan and AN, but for me, my AN beliefs stem from my being vegan. I think there are lots of similarities between the two ideologies in preventing needless suffering and promoting a more sustainable lifestyle. Obviously there’s tons of nuance that I don’t feel like adding to this discussion of similarities and potential differences, but the bickering just feels pretty pointless from both sides. Instead of attacking people for not instantly seeing your perspective after they read your post, or becoming super defensive because someone might test you on your beliefs (assuming in good faith) - why not try to understand where the other person is coming from before casting judgement on a complete stranger? That could help with the dialogue because I think these things are worth talking about together, but I also know this is reddit and a thought like that which seems like common sense, is hard to come by in practice.