Vegetarians who say this shit say they enjoy getting encouragement from vegans, but they actually just want a pat on the back and brownie points from susceptible vegans, not actual encouragement.
This is the greatest encouragement I can give them, but because it's in an "aggressive" tone, they love to say "You're the reason why people shy away from going vegan!"
Sorry to tell ya, but if some harsh words promoting the very ideological foundation of veganism are enough to discourage you, then you clearly don't have a plan to "transition" to veganism to begin with.
Imagine telling someone "You really need to stop being fucking racist." and then they say "Ugh! I'm working on it! You being so pushy makes me want to be more racist actually!"
The cheese rots into their brains apparently.
Question for all the vegans in here (and you are all vegan, right? It's in the comm rules): How long did it take for you to transition to veganism?
I had a long period of cognitive dissonance where I ate meat while being convinced it was wrong and against my leftist principles, and then went vegan overnight once I fully internalized this and decided to take action. No vegetarian phase, no "let's try cutting out one thing at a time". One day I was a carnist, and then a sad carnist, and then a vegan.
2 months. we refused to throw out non-vegan items in the fridge. it was like a switch slowly flipped and we (partner and I) realized we needed to stop immediately.