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Why are comments like "use Firefox" okay on Lemmy while "go vegan" is getting downvoted? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by Salzkrebs@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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People consider vegans on Lemmy as too preachy. Even in vegan communities here, mods have to remove soooo many inappropriate comments (I read a few of these and they keep getting removed for good reasons). Comments that suggest going vegan on posts about animal abuse are downvoted.

At the same time, whenever there is something about Windows or Chromium based browsers, people here are doing exactly the same. "Just use Linux/Firefox/whatever".

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[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Because on here, just like on Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit, people want to feel self superior without actually interrogating their own behavior.

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Seems like you're describing both sides of this argument.

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

People who went vegan after decades of eating meat already did the self reflection part.

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Not the ones who make comments like this.

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Nah, I make comments like that and I only went vegan at 28 and after having thought about animal ethics and my consumption behavior. It really does seem like you are saying these things to make yourself feel better.

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

And that's what gave you a superiority complex? It doesn't sound like your self reflection was very beneficial.

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

See, it's that knee-jerk accusation that makes people think you are acting this way to not have to actually think about it 🤷

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 0 points 4 months ago

Right. I haven't made the same choices as you, so I obviously haven't reached the next stage of human evolution like a superior individual such as yourself.