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T-Rich · 03-30-2016, 09:31 AM

I went vegetarian almost ten years ago. Prior to switching I had dated a vegetarian for years and swore that I would never do it, that I liked meat too much. I was semi-aware of the ethical issues behind it and I was apathetic too it. Then my band played a benefit show for an organization that fed the homeless but only vegetarian meals. I was on their website looking up details about the show and they provided the rational for why they only served vegetarian meals and that convinced me. Basically it came down to environmental reasons, animal-based diets result in much larger GHG emissions and just in general require way more resources (water, land, etc.)

For the first year or so, I was also very preachy about it. I thought that since I was able to be converted based on a rational argument and facts that others would be too if they were just informed. Eventually I realized how preachy I was being and decided that people needed to come about it more naturally rather than essentially being guilted into it.

I would love to be vegan but frankly it's just too much work. For what it's worth I found the switch to vegetarianism way easier than I thought it would be. I did miss chicken wings for a long time though and there is just no vegetarian substitute for it 25 cent wings, enjoy your $4 meal boys I think I will pay $12 for a veggie burger.

I've never hunted and don't personally agree with it, if I had to kill my own food I would have probably become vegetarian sooner. That being said, coming from an environmental vegetarian, hunting is a better way to get meat. Obviously everyone has different opinions on how much they are willing to sacrifice for the environment or for ethics. Going full vegetarian or even more so vegan, is a radical solution, the real solution I think is for people to just be more concious about the impacts of their diet and to reduce the amount of meat they eat or be more concious where they get it from relative to what they are willing to sacrifice.

03-30-2016, 09:31 AM	#105
T-Rich Draft Pick Join Date: Feb 2014	I went vegetarian almost ten years ago. Prior to switching I had dated a vegetarian for years and swore that I would never do it, that I liked meat too much. I was semi-aware of the ethical issues behind it and I was apathetic too it. Then my band played a benefit show for an organization that fed the homeless but only vegetarian meals. I was on their website looking up details about the show and they provided the rational for why they only served vegetarian meals and that convinced me. Basically it came down to environmental reasons, animal-based diets result in much larger GHG emissions and just in general require way more resources (water, land, etc.) For the first year or so, I was also very preachy about it. I thought that since I was able to be converted based on a rational argument and facts that others would be too if they were just informed. Eventually I realized how preachy I was being and decided that people needed to come about it more naturally rather than essentially being guilted into it. I would love to be vegan but frankly it's just too much work. For what it's worth I found the switch to vegetarianism way easier than I thought it would be. I did miss chicken wings for a long time though and there is just no vegetarian substitute for it 25 cent wings, enjoy your $4 meal boys I think I will pay $12 for a veggie burger. I've never hunted and don't personally agree with it, if I had to kill my own food I would have probably become vegetarian sooner. That being said, coming from an environmental vegetarian, hunting is a better way to get meat. Obviously everyone has different opinions on how much they are willing to sacrifice for the environment or for ethics. Going full vegetarian or even more so vegan, is a radical solution, the real solution I think is for people to just be more concious about the impacts of their diet and to reduce the amount of meat they eat or be more concious where they get it from relative to what they are willing to sacrifice.