You have to be doing it on purpose at this point, nobody accidentally misses the context with that amount of pinpoint accuracy.

You're even including partial sentences and specifically leaving out the part that gives the context.

OK so I'll do this one line by line and then you're on your own.

There is no change of context. Comment thread OP stated that vegetarianism is a luxury of modern times, something patently counterfactual.

The whole line was

Veganism is a luxury of modern times and certain social economic circles.

As for "patently counterfactual" that's a strong phrase for zero supporting arguments.

She specifically mentions supply chain issues such as the local availability of produce and economic concerns over the cost of meat vs. vegetables.

Yes, as a supporting argument that the current conditions mean that it's not universally economically viable to subsist on vegetables.

We have been talking about supply, demand, and economic feasibility this whole time.

It was mentioned yes, but in the context of current conditions.

I'll simplify for you.

As things currently are it is not always economically viable to subsist on vegetables alone.

There was no argument that it isn't possible for the world to get to a point where this is possible, just that it's not the current world.

Do you know what the word is for an item that is possible to obtain with an expenditure of wealth, while a less costly viable alternative exists?

There is no world in which a person’s daily intake of protein is cheaper to produce in meat than in grains and legumes. That it is cheaper to purchase is what OP is commenting on and I am decrying as unsustainable.

No, they describe many reasons aside from just the purchase price, if you haven't seen them i suggest you back and re-read the post, it's like 3 small paragraphs.

In case you are still struggling. I'll bullet point them for you.

• Purchase price
• Availability
• Quality
• Accessibility
• Opportunity/Prep Time Cost

Overall your replies imply a lack of ability to empathize with another persons circumstances and not a small amount of (let them eat cake) entitlement.

it's great that you are in a financial situation, physical location and with enough free time to make vegetarianism viable.

Declaring that it's not possible to be in a situation worse than the one you are in, especially when realistic potential reasons for the differences are offered, is tone-deaf and frankly disgusting.

I'm done with this, if you can't figure it out from the above that's a you problem, and i suppose anyone who has to deal with you on a regular basis.

I know america is in a really bad spot, and has been for a long time really. In my personal experience as a vegetarian in the uk, as long as you stick with vegetable alternatives rather than fake meats, you can keep meals pretty fairly priced. I can't comment on how it is over there however, other than recognising that you lot are going through hell right now.

Probably could've been more civil with you beginning there, I'm just so used to seeing other veggie/vegan people get a lot of shit for a loud minority, ive also had my share of shit from people around me, and I get defensive when I see it now.

In my experience, veggie food can be tasty as all hell and cheap if youre careful. Nutritional deficiencies havent been a noticeable problem for me other than being told to make sure I have enough protein to build muscle but that was for medical issue unrelated. Could be that I'm just unaware of it though.

I think saying vegans lack empathy is very reductive; I'm sure there is probably vegans who are like that, ive met some lovely vegetarians/vegans Ive also met some vegans that I thought were behaving disgustingly. Just because someone is vegan, doesnt mean they are a dickhead, but the same goes for people who eat meat, I have nothing against people eating meat, my initial reasons for going vegetarian actually had nothing to do with the meat industry.

Culture wars like this just serve to distract from the class war, and that should be what we're fighting, if someone is being shitty, call them out for being shitty, and accept that they are shitty, dont then ascribe that shittyness to random people. Just the act of being vegan/vegetarian shouldn't be a problem.