[ SECRET POST #2161 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2161 ⌋

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Comments

Re: The J-Word (A Thread That Shall Explode in Wank, Just Watch)

[unicornherds]

Being vegan means you really have to keep track of what you eat and the different vitamins and whatnots you intake, be it from food or supplements. Being vegan can be totally healthy if you know what you're doing. It sounds like your friend didn't.

I agree that it can be very expensive to be a healthy vegan, if you don't own a farm or a way to grow a lot of the food yourself. But the problem is that a lot of vegan, vegetarian, and organic food costs so much because so few people buy it and so few people make it, because it costs so much to produce. It's like solar panels. The more demand the cheaper things get, so it's kind of unhelpful to say 'I'll just be omnivore until things get cheaper' because they never will if nobody ever eats vegan or vegetarian fare.

Re: The J-Word (A Thread That Shall Explode in Wank, Just Watch)

[(Anonymous)]

Excuses me, my friend knows exactly what she's doing. She lives in a neighborhood with a population of South Asians and South East Asians large enough to support a wide variety of imported "ethnic" vegetables and fruits in their local supermarkets. In fact, most vegetables and fruits are the cheapest in her part of the city. It's not her fault that in spite of all that, she still needs supplements and foods she can't afford.

And how is food production in any way, shape or form comparable to the production of solar panels? One, solar panels never spoil. Solar panels can be mass produced in factories without being magically destroyed a week or two later from rotting. Two, better technology and more efficient solar panels are the driving force behind the price drop. Increased demand does make it cheaper, but not by much in comparison to the technological advances.

Another thing - organic food costs more partly because chemical fertilizers are more efficient, partly because certain bacteria are not a concern when using chemical fertilizers. I buy local whenever I can to support our farms but I don't buy organic because it is not better than the non-organic foods.

And, I eat meat because it is easier to get iron from meat than vegetables or pills. It's better for my body, not because it's cheaper than the "alternatives."

Re: The J-Word (A Thread That Shall Explode in Wank, Just Watch)

[unicornherds]

Wow. Wow. I should not reply on such topics when I'm on cold meds. There were a lot of half formed not really explained as I thought I was explaining thoughts in my reply up there. I'm just going to bow out here and go lie down on the couch.

Re: The J-Word (A Thread That Shall Explode in Wank, Just Watch)

[(Anonymous)]

Oh dear, I wondered why your reply made me raise eyebrows. Get better soon!

Re: The J-Word (A Thread That Shall Explode in Wank, Just Watch)

[(Anonymous)]

Organic food takes up too much farmland to produce. There isn't enough farmland on earth to feed everyone right now. A significant portion of people switching to organic will make it cheaper, yes, but it will kill people and widen the disparity in access to healthy and unhealthy foods for poor people.