I’m (bival)vegan and basically endorse all of this (so strong upvote).
I happen to find the idea of eating animal products uncomfortable/upsetting, feel that way when I order food (or someone else does so on my behalf) and it comes non-vegan, and am already managing my diet well with little inconvenience and I’d guess no real loss in productivity, so there isn’t much reason for me to start eating animal products again. But it’s less clearly worth it to pay the initial and possibly ongoing costs of going (almost) all the way vegan. “Disgust” is too strong, though.
I’m not sure I would give up my reactions of discomfort/upset, though, in case they’re an important source of ethical motivation for me. I generally find guilt/shame more important for motivating big life changes. However, it’s also possible guilt/shame cause me to give too much weight to the short term relative to the far future.
I’m (bival)vegan and basically endorse all of this (so strong upvote).
I happen to find the idea of eating animal products uncomfortable/upsetting, feel that way when I order food (or someone else does so on my behalf) and it comes non-vegan, and am already managing my diet well with little inconvenience and I’d guess no real loss in productivity, so there isn’t much reason for me to start eating animal products again. But it’s less clearly worth it to pay the initial and possibly ongoing costs of going (almost) all the way vegan. “Disgust” is too strong, though.
I’m not sure I would give up my reactions of discomfort/upset, though, in case they’re an important source of ethical motivation for me. I generally find guilt/shame more important for motivating big life changes. However, it’s also possible guilt/shame cause me to give too much weight to the short term relative to the far future.