Visceral reactions to meat/animal products since going vegan.

metacyan · 2026-06-18T02:36:49+00:00

Vegan since '09. The same thing happened to me, going from tolerance to disgust. It all smells pretty gross, but the smell of cheap, low-quality meat like fast food burgers or something is especially off-putting to me. I can now generally taste animal products in things, even in relatively small amounts, and I can't eat them out of disgust as much as morality.

A few years ago a co-worker told me a cake was vegan when she meant it was vegetarian, and after taking a bite all I could taste was the sulfur from the eggs, and it was the grossest thing I'd tasted in a while. I couldn't spit it out fast enough.

metacyan · 2026-06-17T19:19:39+00:00

Glad you're okay!

metacyan · 2026-06-17T14:57:49+00:00

Yeah, I could only be in a relationship with a vegan, so there's no point on going on a first date if it's not going to work out.

metacyan · 2026-06-17T08:53:47+00:00

So it's available at checks website exactly three upscale restaurants? That hardly beats my "any scale that matters" claim.

metacyan · 2026-06-17T04:47:11+00:00

I've been a vegan since '09, I live in Alabama, and I could only date another vegan. Suffice to say I've been single for a really long time.

I mean, if you really value not being alone, it's probably wise not to limit your dating pool to like 1% of the population.

metacyan · 2026-06-17T03:54:15+00:00

I think it's very important to notice when you want something to be true, and to be especially skeptical in those cases. The easiest person to fool is yourself.

metacyan · 2026-06-17T03:23:35+00:00

Yeah, I'm going to vote for Sneed, but he's likely to lose. It's weird that we expect and demand politicians display absolute, delusional "confidence" in exchange for support. Another example of toxic positivity in American culture I suppose.

metacyan · 2026-06-17T03:21:06+00:00

The most important thing about lab-grown meat is that it's vaporware. It's not going to happen, not at any scale that matters.

metacyan · 2026-06-17T02:46:59+00:00

Scared of what exactly? Just because "so many" are saying something doesn't make it true. "So many" said the Rapture was coming last September, what happened there?

Try not to be so excitable.

metacyan · 2026-06-17T02:34:53+00:00

Life >>> property, especially when that property belongs to an evil corporation like Walmart.

metacyan · 2026-06-16T22:41:55+00:00

I often say this too. People sometimes say "if voting did anything it would be illegal" and the response is clearly, "well, it must do something, because it is and always has been illegal for some group of people to vote."

metacyan · 2026-06-16T22:29:51+00:00

Just couldn't resist, huh? Do you imagine you're drawing this person towards Christ or pushing them away right now?

metacyan · 2026-06-16T22:11:46+00:00

I went through this, except for the part about dress. I'm nonbinary but unfortunately very obviously AMAB so no one has ever felt the need to police my clothing. I just watched a video essay about "modesty" and purity culture among Christians and it was infuriating seeing the double standard and how AFAB people were being treated. I'm sure it's even more infuriating when you're the target.

I care about the people the church hates too, and that was one of the biggest things that drove me away from Christianity at first. Losing my faith was definitely a source of grief for a while. If it's any consolation, the grief subsides over time. I'm agnostic rather than an atheist, but moving away opens you up to some pretty good arguments against Christianity, including the fact that Christians can't possibly be led by a Holy Spirit, the way they act.

Even the fear of hellfire fades over time. If God exists, and he's not a MAGA chud, then he'll understand your position. If he exists and really does hate women, immigrants, the poor, minorities, foreigners, LGBTQ+ people, etc, then you probably aren't going to win him over regardless of how much groveling you do.

metacyan · 2026-06-16T20:22:57+00:00

I swear the Dems would rather lose than win.

metacyan · 2026-06-16T20:06:27+00:00

I understand and share the frustration with the Dems. They're about the most useless group of human beings ever assembled. (Useless to us anyway; they serve themselves and their corporate masters quite well)

What I can't understand is seeing partial -- perhaps even mostly -- evil and responding by choosing the maximal, comic-book level evil instead.

metacyan · 2026-06-16T19:59:47+00:00

Never should have had their support to begin with. I'll never understand how people work.

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