Like in the 90s, there were zero veg restaurants (in my town, anyways). The best you could do was Indian, and damn I ate a lot of Indian. I was lucky if a store had one kind of tofu. Soymilk wasn’t really sold in the store. Fake meats and specialty veg foods didn’t exist. No vegan ice creams and desserts and shit. Also no Uber Eats.

I listen to people complaining today and I really have no patience for it. I went vegetarian (not vegan*) at 19. I bought and cooked my own meals. I made a fuck ton of rice and beans. And I had to do this in a suburban hell with no car. Adults in a city whinge that it’s hard and I’m like badeline-scream

Granted, people living in rural Kansas or whatever food desert might have it harder. For the rest, fucking just do it.

*I’ve been vegan for ten years now

  • mar_k [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    im 20 and been vegan since 12 lol. my parents were not at all supportive

    started when i was subscribed to pewdiepie and he made a video reacting to/making fun of a vegan lady criticizing him for eating meat. pretty much everyone was attacking her but her arguments actually made me reflect and check out her channel

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      5 months ago

      Damn, you went vegan when you had basically no material power. That’s really awesome. You are legit a based person.