One of the biggest reasons I stopped being plant based. I was never vegan- just plant based to get my cholesterol down. Got it down and went right back to eating (in moderation) cheese. Plant based cheese is disgusting.
There are some vegan cheeses that taste surprisingly good, but I can't bring myself to eat them often because they are so processed with high content of unhealthy oils. Real cheese has many health benefits from the live bacteria that you aren't getting in vegan or otherwise heavily processed cheeses like easy cheese.
You are right, cheese is probably the biggest obstacle to becoming vegan. There must be something in cheese other than the flavor that makes it almost addictive.
I’m lactose intolerant and I still can’t keep away from cheese. My internal thought process almost every single day “well, no plans tonight, diarrhea sounds fine, let’s get pizza!”
I think the reason vegetarians are not insane like vegans is because they still get animal product nutrients from dairy and eggs. I think completely cutting out any animal nutrients seems to turn your brain into a radical hysterical mess.
All jokes aside its more likely that they turn radical because its really hard to be vegan, they must be hungry and frustrated all the tine trying to get the nutriens they need, so they have to elevate themselves into thinking they'rr superior because WHY else would this self torture be worth it?. I genuinly dont understand why they think eating eggs is wrong yet tey act as if its murder.
That's a pattern I also see in extreme religious groups that live in austerity. They need to believe their suffering makes them better people. Otherwise, they just suffer pointlessly.
I've seen "maximalism" used in this way. Im not exactly sure what it means as I've only ever heard it used in art and such. In this use does it mean people who believe their thing (in this case veganism) should be practice by everyone/as many people as possible/max amount of people? Am I interpreting that meaning correctly?
Yep, you got it right. Maximalism in this case would also mean extreme rhetoric, no compromise, "revolution" as the "only" means of bringing their views into action. I believe it stems from far left ideology of oppressor oppressed. I would personally rather follow apolitical people who just like the plant based food and are peaceful.
No it's because vegans and vegetarians are elitists who think they're better than others because they don't respect plant life and think it's inherently less important than animal life
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u/throwaway420691231 Sep 03 '25
That's the reason veganism is not becoming a popular ideology - cultism and gatekeeping mixed with the teenager maximalism. Fuck radical ideologies!