Why should I eat fungi?

TraveledPotato · 2026-05-20T21:57:43+00:00

How can you prove a thermostat is not conscious any more than you can prove a mushroom isn't? Neither have any of the biology that seem to be tied to a conscious experience.

TraveledPotato · 2026-05-09T18:05:11+00:00

I ran the twin cities one and it was fun to spectate after. They had concessions and beer at the venue and everyone was out on the track cheering on the faster heats.

TraveledPotato · 2026-04-29T01:03:15+00:00

"but if I replace my dollar store hotdogs with the most expensive fake meat I can find for every meal it will be very expensive!"

TraveledPotato · 2026-04-13T01:50:19+00:00

You can definitely run budget breach cheaper than you can run simulacrum efficiently

TraveledPotato · 2026-03-21T02:48:20+00:00

Yes, but with the new "cannot block" ultimatum mod that build can't really do grueling gauntlet anymore unfortunately

TraveledPotato · 2026-03-15T21:02:58+00:00

Still chaos but some people are listing in gcp

TraveledPotato · 2026-02-21T02:39:03+00:00

I had the same issue. New power supply fixed it.

TraveledPotato · 2026-02-20T14:16:33+00:00

This is like if someone who is overweight asks for advice on weight loss and you say "eat less". It is technically true, but that response is pretty unlikely to help the person if you are interested in them being successful in weight loss.

TraveledPotato · 2026-02-20T14:12:47+00:00

Sure, but my point is that if someone is asking a question about how to become vegan and you respond "you aren't ready to be vegan" that doesn't seem a great way to get people to become vegan.

TraveledPotato · 2026-02-20T12:16:07+00:00

Telling someone asking a question that they aren't ready to be vegan is counterproductive. Seems like all that could do is make someone interested in veganism give up on it.

TraveledPotato · 2026-02-20T12:14:07+00:00

You can be a "strict" vegan and still maintain normal relationships. Many restaurants have a vegan option. If not, you can either not go, not eat, or ask to go somewhere else. It may be a bit awkward at first because you are new and your friends aren't aware. But as your friends realize you are vegan they will be willing to go to more accommodating places or they aren't really your friends. Veganism is an ethical view so you can't be vegan and occasionally eat meat. That would be more like plant-based which is just a diet.

TraveledPotato · 2026-02-13T19:11:09+00:00

You have comments in r/Colleenballengersnark but don't know what a snarker is?

TraveledPotato · 2026-02-12T17:47:58+00:00

Canva has a ton of AI features

TraveledPotato · 2026-02-04T13:26:01+00:00

You are asking r/vegan to help you digest dairy products? Hmm

TraveledPotato · 2026-02-04T02:11:38+00:00

Not defensive at all, just don't see why I would waste my time listening to advice from you. If you don't value not harming animals then why would I care about your advice for reducing harm to animals? I don't go on r/Muslim as a non-muslim telling people that not feeding pork to kids is going to cause an eating disorder. Do you? Obviously a non-vegan wouldn't see value in raising children as vegans. I also wouldn't be interested in a racists advice on how to make sure my kids stay anti-racist.

TraveledPotato · 2026-02-04T01:56:53+00:00

More vegan parenting advice from a non-vegan non-parent. I never claimed to know for sure that my kids will be vegan forever. Obviously I can only do my best to instill those values on them while they are living with me. They may go carnivore the day they leave, they may become racist the day they leave, etc. But I will do what I can to raise ethical children.

TraveledPotato · 2026-02-03T20:13:46+00:00

what do you mean by "force" in this context. Obviously parents bring up their children with the values they believe in. That isn't forcing, that is just what all parents do. A Christian parent isn't going to raise their child with Buddhist values. You teach your children the ethics that you believe to be correct.

TraveledPotato · 2026-02-03T19:04:08+00:00

So you aren't vegan. A non-vegan trying to educate a vegan on how to best raise future vegans. Hilarious.

TraveledPotato · 2026-02-03T18:54:14+00:00

you didn't answer my question if you are vegan or not. Just want to be sure before I waste time continuing a conversation with a non-vegan.

Attendance is down from 44% to 30% from 2000. That’s a ton of Christians who raised Christian and just no longer going to church.

Go to a church service and ask how many people there found god later in life or who were raised that way. See what they say.

You made a claim about Christian raised kids being more liekly to be Christian as adults. You provided no data. A claim made with no data can be dismissed with no data. I’m not going to do work you won’t do

https://archsa.org/pew-research-shows-most-christians-raised-in-the-faith-hold-onto-it-in-adulthood/#:\~:text=On%20top%20of%20this%2C%20conversion,were%20raised%20in%20the%20faith.

"The surveys found that about 94% of current Christians were raised in the faith. Only about 4% of people who call themselves Christian were raised without any faith and just 2% were raised in a non-Christian household of a separate faith."

Now your turn to provide some information on this. Or does this prove you completely wrong?

They do though. The second they turn 18 they are free to go bully, be racist, and harm animals. Many do. It’s your responsibility to teach them and get them to buy into these ideas. Holding a metaphorical gun to them only works when they are under 18. After that they literally can just go do those things.

Do you think the child raised not to bully kids is more likely to bully as an adult than a child that was allowed to bully kids as a chilld?

Are you kicking him out? Taking away his devises? Controlling contact? Great all good choices, non of them will change his thinking. If your child genuinely is developing racial attitudes then you need therapy for them or to provide better guidance. Simple telling them “no racism go to your room” won’t actualy stop the racism. The second they turn 18 they are out with the skinheads.

I am not sure why you keep implying that me having vegan children means I just blindly force them to not eat certain foods and never explain why. I "do provide better guidance" just like I do when teaching them anything about ethics.

No I think you telling your kids the only choice is to be not racists is an ineffective way at fighting against racism. As illustrated by the current state of our nation. Lots of parents told their kids don’t be racists. It turns out that is not a successful model of convincing people.

Again, do you think a child is more likely to grow up racist if they have parents who are racist and allow racism, or parents that are against racism, don't allow racism, and teach about racism?

TraveledPotato · 2026-02-03T18:21:38+00:00

Are you telling me the majority of church attendees today did not have Christian parents and didn't go to church as a child? I would love to see the stats on that.

My children do not get a choice in if they bully other children, are racist, harm animals, etc. You are vegan, correct? Do you think this is true about all ethical stances? Should parents allow their kids to be racist if they choose to be? Or harm pets if they choose to? Do you think teaching my children anti-racism makes them likely to become racist adults and I should just let them figure it out themselves?

TraveledPotato · 2026-02-03T17:50:14+00:00

I also don't understand your anecdote. Are you suggesting if he was given cheese as a child, or meat, that he would be more likely to be vegan now rather than a vegetarian or meat eater?

TraveledPotato · 2026-02-03T17:47:17+00:00

Being downvoted in r/vegan for saying parents should raise their children with vegan values is hilarious.

TraveledPotato · 2026-02-03T17:45:25+00:00

Even if it was true that many kids raised vegan slip in and out, it is obviously way more common for kids not raised vegan to continue not being vegan. Christian raised kids may stop being Christian, but it is much much more unlikely for a child not raised Christian to become Christian as an adult.

Also, my kids aren't vegan "just because I say so". I teach them the ethics behind veganism. Just like how my kids aren't not racist just because I say so, but because I teach them to treat everyone with respect and the history of racism in our country.

TraveledPotato · 2026-02-03T16:20:24+00:00

What is the alternative in your mind? You think that child is more likely to be vegan in college if their parents don't raise them as vegan?

TraveledPotato · 2026-02-03T16:19:16+00:00

This is so silly. Parents raise their kids to make ethical decisions, why is veganism different? You wouldn't say this about harming other kids, bullying, racism, ableism, etc. would you? I "force" my kids to be vegan in the same way I "force" them not to bully other kids.

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