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Cake day: December 26th, 2023

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  • You’re not alone in not living up to your principles, virtually nobody can.

    I once tried to vet all the products I was buying to make sure I wasn’t contributing to slave labour, or deforestation, or animal exploitation, and it was exhausting.

    It was good to identify brands which were absolute villains, and I still avoid them like the plague, but the amount of willpower it takes to travel to multiple stores and pick only the lesser of evils is something I’m not capable of right now.

    I make gradual improvements, which is sustainable.

    I am dead-set on repairing what I can, and hate spending money on new things.


  • I don’t know if I’m on the wrong side necessarily, but it’s something I’ll get flamed for, especially here on Lemmy.

    I don’t believe all WW2 Nazi’s were “evil”. I understand the historical conditions and arguments of the assertion for “no good Nazis”, but I also know human nature, and how people are ignorant, fight for different reasons, or are otherwise uninterested in ideological bullshit.

    I’m anticipating a certain flavour of reply, and I won’t be responding to those comments. Bring on the down votes and claims that I’m also a Nazi.


  • My mother does wildlife rescues, birds are mostly, then goes home and cooks a roast chicken.

    She knows it’s hypocritical. Cognitive dissonance is weird.

    Also, it’s not so alienating. I attend dinners with my family, and I’ll eat roast vegies, and bring a side-dish for myself. Over time a few of my friends became vegan (I didn’t convince them to) and it’s exciting to share recipes.

    If nothing else, reduce your meat intake over time.

    As with most changes people make, the more drastic, the more unlikely it is to stick.

    When I became vegan I was a slut for KFC burgers, and I “failed” a few times, but I just kept reminding myself it’s not good for anyone, and mustered up the will power to drive past, and eat at home instead.


  • Nov 5, 1999, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA: Attorney Frank Totti looks over papers while his client Frances Mountain sorts out Beanie Babies with her ex-husband Harold Mountain in Judge Gerald Hardcastle’s Family Courtroom in Las Vegas November 5. The couple, who were divorced four months ago, were ordered to divide up the collection valued at $2,500 to $5000 but were unable to do so by themselves. The collection was ordered spread on the court floor and divided up one by one under the supervision of Family Court Judge Hardcastle.