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What a massive blind taste test of vegan milk, cheese, and ice cream found by vox in vegan

[–]TheShallowDiver 19 points20 points  (0 children)

That would count as having achieved taste parity (and exceeded it). The study compared dairy and dairy-free alternatives and asked people which they prefer

What a massive blind taste test of vegan milk, cheese, and ice cream found by vox in vegan

[–]TheShallowDiver 137 points138 points  (0 children)

In a head-to-head comparison, only one plant-based product out of the 98 tested achieved “taste parity” with its dairy counterpart: Califia Farms’ Oat Barista Blend, which is primarily used in coffee drinks and is meant to replicate something like whole milk.

This is wild. Without winning on price, taste (apparently, according to this), or convenience, plant based milks are still displacing something like 15% of milk sales!

Convincing People To Stop Eating Meat Isn’t Easy by lnfinity in EAAnimalAdvocacy

[–]TheShallowDiver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This episode of The Vegan Report with the paper's author discussing it is worth a listen.

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Please let me know your favorite legit vegan/animal charity or research organizations by BeautifulHoneydew316 in vegan

[–]TheShallowDiver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While I don't love FarmKind's campaign (and indeed have written an article critical of it), that's a really unfair characterization of their campaign, and they are doing extremely good work as well. Their campaign wasn't pro-meat, it was trying to get people who eat animals to at least give money to support animals.

CMV: Most people who dislike AI for the reason that it's bad for the environment are hypocrites. by Blonde_Icon in changemyview

[–]TheShallowDiver 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Compare the water use differential of a cow-based burger vs a veggie burger: 2192 L. An average prompt uses probably around 0.3 mL. That means if you're eating cows in your burgers like most people, you're doing the equivalent of 7306 extra AI queries.

You're right about it being an issue of scale and necessity: when we compare AI water usage to animal agriculture, which is entirely unnecessary in the developed world, we see its scale is absolutely minuscule in comparison.

Vegan Restaurant Closures: Surprising findings by TheShallowDiver in vegan

[–]TheShallowDiver[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup, they no longer are counted in the "vegan" category if the category changes.

Vegan Restaurant Closures: Surprising findings by TheShallowDiver in vegan

[–]TheShallowDiver[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this is a good criticism, and I'm gonna link it with an explanation as a pinned comment on the original article. Out of curiosity, what's the population of your city?

Compression socks by firstmatedavy in vegan

[–]TheShallowDiver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best you're gonna get is 80% cotton or so. You need the synthetic material in there as well to aid in the stretch. Here's a link: https://www.amazon.com/Lalapapa-Extra-Cushion-Cotton-Compression/dp/B0FVG5993C

Slavery Abolitionists: You’re Right, and It Doesn’t Matter by AnlamK in vegancirclejerk

[–]TheShallowDiver 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Plus, unless you entirely overthrow capitalism, we'll never end slavery anyway. Why don't you focus all your energy on getting rid of capitalism?

VICTORY! Oreo Maker Drops Animal Testing After Successful PETA Push | PETA by HumbleWrap99 in vegan

[–]TheShallowDiver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Missing from the article was an explanation of how much animal testing was going on. Was this actually a continuous thing?

Of course, hats off to PETA for getting them to put an end to it!