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Question of the week:
Whatās one small habit that makes vegan living easier?
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Whatās one small habit that makes vegan living easier?
Being delusional enough to believe that people might change their minds if only youāre kind and patient and logical around them.
Haha I do not have that habit. Iām neither patient nor logical. I donāt think people are really going to change their minds unless it benefits them in some way though which is kind of where I steer those kinds of discussions anyway. Most people are way too narcissistic to act towards the greater good.
To be honest I think weāre hundreds of years away from a vegan world so non stop proselytizing on people who are not aligned isnāt something I do often, I look for people who are ready. I donāt and wonāt ever denigrate or disagree with the activists who do that though.
As dumb as it sounds, I bought a tofu press like a year ago and have gotten a ton of use out of it. I know you can just use plates and cans to weigh it down but having this one āsingle use kitchen gadgetā has actually been really useful. I just toss a block in and snap on the rubber band things and press down the side arm things and forget about it. I set it next to my coffee maker by my sink so when I go get another cup of coffee I remind myself to drain the water.
Itās not even fancy, just like a cheap plastic one that cost me like $10.
E: I suppose this is habit adjacent.
I think this is a good technique and I am on record against Alton Brown bullshit against single use gadgets. As vegans we have to cook most of our own food and any device that makes it easier is worth it. His brand of food elitism serves to push people away, not towards cooking and in my opinion borders on ableism.
Amen, brother. Itās not like itās those shredder claws lol. Like I donāt have any other use for it but I use at least 1 lb of tofu a week so itās still super useful regardless. Iād honesty recommend it for those that use tofu as much or more than I do.
To add to the habits question. Iāve gotten way more serious about looking at ingredients and will even do an internet search in the isle on ingredients Iām not sure about so that I donāt make the purchase and find out later that I goofed.
Our tofu press really upped our tofu game. Not only made it loads easier to do, can do it better, and quicker too.
For clarity I deleted last weeks megathread so reactionaries canāt screenshot it and drive their harassment engines.
Ditching consumerism really helped me, I think. I no longer feel like I am giving things up. Just because something is available to purchase and I can afford it doesnāt mean it is 1) good for me, 2) ethical ) harmless. This applies to food, goods, services.
Iād say that probably started with thinking about what it means to buy something and then being responsible for it. So the habit is thinking, āWhat am I going to do with this?ā whenever I am considering buying something. Eventually the desire lessens and I no longer want things.
Ditching consumerism really helped me, I think.
I have been trying to deprogram myself for years. I used to just default to this pattern of looking for a product for each problem. Now I try and think more holistically and make do more or look to see if I can reframe my desires.
This is a really good one. While I still end up buying things pretty often it feels like I try and make sure theyāre tools or something that will make my life actually better or enable me to do something I wasnāt able to before instead of buying things that just make me feel good on impulse. My latest purchases were a blood pressure monitor and an exercise bike
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Definitely lying awake at night beating myself up for uh, cooking? Itās cooking. I default to making stuff from scratch anyway
Iām still sick, this is bullshit :/ I wanna get back out to the gem fields but a walk around the block has me coughing up my lungs.
Why are people so cavalier about infecting people, you wouldnāt feed someone bad food, why do people insist on hosting social events while sick? Sickness isnāt inevitable, it spreads largely through deliberate decisions. I know of no infection youāre better off having than not, many infections could kill or cause long term damage.
me going to a windowless lecture with people sitting shoulder to shoulder as the lone masked person
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I understand why people donāt take preventative measures in the absence of symptoms especially when theyāre bombarded with everything is fine messages. While Iām kinda angry at the general 'rona response I try not to blame individuals. But like if you are coughing and spluttering you should not be inviting people round to your house! And if you do have to go out while sick (we all are yolked to mammon I get that you might be coerced into work or need to get supplies or whatever) you absofuckinglutely should be trying not to spread stuff.
Idk, I live outside a city (just) and donāt go into there very much but like you bet Iām masking up if Iām going to be spending time indoors with people, especially during peaks of anything.
Apparently Iām a paranoid nutter though, since I do stuff like check on rates of reportable illnesses and plan around peak cold and flu season, get flu vaccines, and wash my hands /shrug.
