A shockingly high number of people have a negative view of vegans. And, separately but relatedly, veganism is (unfairly) associated with the far left in the United States. So a lot of conservative and moderate readers will see the word “vegan” and automatically think “this must be irrational leftist bullshit”.
Even to some meat-eating liberals and leftists, “AI vegan” will read as “arrogant moral scolds who want to take away your chatbots and think they’re better than you because they don’t use AI.”
I can’t tell from the article whether “AI vegan” is a term people are calling themselves or something the media made up. But when mainstream media compares a movement to animal rights or veganism, it’s almost never meant to be a positive.
Sorry, did you post in response to the wrong comment? I didn’t say the US was anti-left (though a lot of it is). I said the US was anti-vegan, which is not the same thing at all.
(I think veganism should be apolitical - eating healthy food, saving money, animal rights, self-sufficiency, public health, and so on, are not inherently leftist political issues. They’re common fucking sense. But that’s another rant.)
“AI vegans” is a pretty stupid thing to call them, though.
why? both are against a horrible industry that 99% of people can avoid but don’t.
https://allthatsinteresting.com/discrimination-against-vegans
A shockingly high number of people have a negative view of vegans. And, separately but relatedly, veganism is (unfairly) associated with the far left in the United States. So a lot of conservative and moderate readers will see the word “vegan” and automatically think “this must be irrational leftist bullshit”.
Even to some meat-eating liberals and leftists, “AI vegan” will read as “arrogant moral scolds who want to take away your chatbots and think they’re better than you because they don’t use AI.”
I can’t tell from the article whether “AI vegan” is a term people are calling themselves or something the media made up. But when mainstream media compares a movement to animal rights or veganism, it’s almost never meant to be a positive.
Do gooder derogation. Someone does something good and then you feel bad about yourself. Then instead of trying to self improve, you lash out.
Big sad sack of shit maneuver, really.
Nearly half of the US voted for The Left in the last US presidential election. The US is not anti-Left at all.
Sorry, did you post in response to the wrong comment? I didn’t say the US was anti-left (though a lot of it is). I said the US was anti-vegan, which is not the same thing at all.
(I think veganism should be apolitical - eating healthy food, saving money, animal rights, self-sufficiency, public health, and so on, are not inherently leftist political issues. They’re common fucking sense. But that’s another rant.)
Go read a book