Dear Reader,
This is the only time I’m going to tell you why you should go vegan. Because let’s be honest, there are already a lot of resources out there.
That being said, over the years I’ve gotten the question a lot. “Why should someone go vegan?” (Or sometimes, “why should I go vegan?” if someone is interested.) And to be fair, that’s a pretty normal instinct. When someone makes a decision to live any lifestyle, asking them why is the first thing we want to do. However, when it comes to veganism, people tend to not just ask us why, but why they should be doing the same thing–even if we haven’t outright told them that they should.
And so, for this reason, I’ve devised a plan. I want to write this out, all at once, even if it’s long. (And it probably will be.) For anyone who is on this site and interested in veganism, they can find this conversation and use it for their own edification. And in my own personal life, too, I plan on using this as a tool. The next time someone asks me why they should be vegan or why I am vegan, I will send them here. Because I’m a little bit tired of the elevator pitch, and curating it on the spot for each new friend I meet. I know that being vegan is a deviation from the societal norm currently, and I feel that both the people I meet and the subject of veganism deserve the respect of a full and honest answer.
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