Avoid being with friends and family if you expect to be upset because ‘being upset’ is ‘bad’?
I think this is a strawman of the other side of the conversation. The snippet “My girlfriend’s mom was hurt” hints at the actual issue they are pointing at, that someone was needlessly turned against the issue that Deluks is hoping to fix (see point 3 of the pledge).
Their suggestion is to avoid entering situations that will predictably lead to looking hurt in front of others because it sets off the “zealot alarm” in other peoples’ heads without improving the situation.
I think this is a strawman of the other side of the conversation. The snippet “My girlfriend’s mom was hurt” hints at the actual issue they are pointing at, that someone was needlessly turned against the issue that Deluks is hoping to fix (see point 3 of the pledge). Their suggestion is to avoid entering situations that will predictably lead to looking hurt in front of others because it sets off the “zealot alarm” in other peoples’ heads without improving the situation.
Many of the responses don’t actually bother to have object level disagreement with a vegan philosophy, but seem to say that this isn’t a good way to advance the goals held by one.