r/vegan • u/questionhare • 14h ago

Rant New to the fold and want to give you kudos

I’m really proud of each and every one of you walking this path.

Ive been pescatarian since February 2015 and never wavered once about not eating meat. But the guilt of the oceans collapsing and my participation in it has weighed on me for years. Only as of last week, have I broken the spell of “doing enough” and remained vegan at every meal time.

And I am elated.

Not at my consistency, not at any moral high ground. But at the animals that are no longer suffering because of my choices. It feels so damn good to no longer host the suffering of others or their graveyard.

You really do deserve your flowers.

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u/Living_Atmosphere831 vegan 14h ago

Your part in this will help many innocent animals and is to be commended according to your message. It's wonderful to come across anyone who makes that change, it's so important and shows the growth of us all regarding this important matter.

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u/National-Ad9903 14h ago

Oh hey! I went from pescatarian to veggie to vegan too!

I agree that vegans deserve major kudos. I see people saying that it’s easy for anyone, and I think they’re selling themselves short. The idea that meat eaters are reprehensible and vegans are just normal doesnt help anyone. Meat eaters are regular normal people and vegans are heroic. That’s a much more persuasive way to frame it to bring more people over to the cause.

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u/6millionreps 12h ago

Well said!