I don't know how it goes for you but in my case, if things go to shit, it's always when I answer why I'm vegan => because I don't want to hurt animals. From then, I can say whatever I want, it's too late, I'm forced into a moral superiority contest even though I don't give a flying fuck about where I stand on the morality ladder.

[–] WhereDidMySpinachGo@vegantheoryclub.org 5 points 5 months ago

I lead similarly with "i love animals" and then i watch to see how much cognitive dissonance they have

[–] vtctechadmin@vegantheoryclub.org 5 points 5 months ago

I will tell them over and over that I am vegan

One of those VEGANS

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

How can you tell if someone is threatened by the fact that you’re vegan? Don’t worry they’ll tell you.

[–] Twinkletoes@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

😘🥦

[–] maxmalrichtig@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

For me, it's like flipping a coin. In 50% of the time, my encounters play out like that - or they would play out like that if I was pushing for further discussion. The other 50% people seem to be genuinely interested and ask questions. However, they mostly want to have a conversation but are not in a mental state where they would want to "understand" what I am saying.

On the other hand, I have some training in discussing vegan topics, so I am slightly prepared to not let discussions derail that often.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works -2 points 6 months ago

No... That's not how it usually goes.