I like the idea of counting non-vegan meals, that sounds great. Maybe I’ll beemind it… then I’d have an incentive to keep it low, but I don’t have to be absolute about it. Diana told me that whenever she eats something non-vegan she makes a donation to an animal welfare charity—I like that idea too.
The way I see this is getting from 85% to 100% is probably the most costly part for me (most inconvenience, most social cost) and I am getting the vast majority of the benefit with very little of the cost. I do feel uncomfortable with that 15% though. I think I will continue until September, and then reasses after a year, maybe getting closer to 100% with new rules.
Yeah, I think that’s right. It’s quite possible that the main downside of not going 100% vegan is just the discomfort that you end up feeling about it! (And that in particular this is larger than any actual consequences, especially if you’re mostly eating dairy.)
I like the idea of counting non-vegan meals, that sounds great. Maybe I’ll beemind it… then I’d have an incentive to keep it low, but I don’t have to be absolute about it. Diana told me that whenever she eats something non-vegan she makes a donation to an animal welfare charity—I like that idea too.
Yeah, I think that’s right. It’s quite possible that the main downside of not going 100% vegan is just the discomfort that you end up feeling about it! (And that in particular this is larger than any actual consequences, especially if you’re mostly eating dairy.)