Super common near me! Worst part is ppl will still eat red meat because it's all that is available other than refried beans from the 7/11. It's scary what hunger will push people towards but even ppl with celiac disease will often be put in positions where it's starve or eat the fucken wheat.

I don't necessarily disagree but from an organizing standpoint this is the single issue we always run into. So much so there's been FNB members in other states who have written about it! We used to cook like 10 veg plates and ppl would be pissed when we even offered them, almost always went to waste so we had to stop even offering it. Also objectively some of it is literally cultural which is more than "hard" its a way of life whether appropriate or not, it requires levels of cultural input, knowledge and then class analysis too. People in west texas who've killed most their meat to survive would be hell bent on being convinced there is a better way when this is what has kept their family going for generations. Hell my granny ate fucken squirrels to stay alive removing portions of ppls diet that they've seen as their life line would be unpopular at best but definitely more than just hard.

Really only applicable based on the US but the general public is not culturally prepared to omit meat from their diet. Most folks never get taught how to cook let alone without meat. I feel like most arguments against veganism that are good faith aren't going to negate the value of it inherently but rather the actual implementation of veganism in society. I think the only actual argument against it would be dietary issues and disability. Only approved diet for IBS is low FODMAP and countless vegan options are high in FODMAPS when folks are doing food trials in the hospital after severe food allergies, they usually start with bacon as it almost never triggers food allergies especially related to MCAS!

It's hard tho because there's so little time in a day. I think this is largely why people gravitate towards the core 4 basic apps cuz ppl enjoy ease of access more than they care about actually investing in a online world that is intentional. Obviously can't complain if I'm not gonna try and be solution based in my own social media use. So I better get busy w writing huh? LOL.