I agree that veganism is the strongest identity in the animal movement at the moment. Itās a powerful meme, a very salient identity for many. I donāt think any other animal advocacy related identity has more mentions in Twitter bios. Plant-based people or vegetarians donāt tend to refer to that in their social media profiles.
I disagree that vegans are 2% in the US. 2% is the figure you get when you lump plant-based and vegan together. When you ask specifically for āveganā, only 1% identify as vegan in 2023 Gallup survey. I think plant-based people are also around 1% in the US. Google searches for veganism have also been globally declining since 2020. And I think the leadership of major animal advocacy organisations are amenable to the idea that we should stop mentioning veganism. So I think there is some possibility for change.
I agree that veganism is the strongest identity in the animal movement at the moment. Itās a powerful meme, a very salient identity for many. I donāt think any other animal advocacy related identity has more mentions in Twitter bios. Plant-based people or vegetarians donāt tend to refer to that in their social media profiles.
I disagree that vegans are 2% in the US. 2% is the figure you get when you lump plant-based and vegan together. When you ask specifically for āveganā, only 1% identify as vegan in 2023 Gallup survey. I think plant-based people are also around 1% in the US. Google searches for veganism have also been globally declining since 2020. And I think the leadership of major animal advocacy organisations are amenable to the idea that we should stop mentioning veganism. So I think there is some possibility for change.