The mistake is thinking that this is about creating a successful movement and real change, when veganism is actually often a tool to allow one to believe they are personally morally superior to others.

The more people that participate and agree with them, the less effective it is at making them feel better than others, so it actually requires excluding and belittling people rather than convincing them.

Whether someone reads both of our comments is not up to us. There are likely many non-vocal lurkers on this post and on Lemmy in general that have their opinions swayed by the users that are vocal.

My motivation to voice my opinion is the same as yours in this matter.

And bud, that ain't common sense. That's a reflexive mechanism since people don't like being told they're wrong, bad, or immoral. Doesn't change the fact that they still are. What IS common sense is recognizing our capacity to do evil in this world, and lessening that. Veganism aims to do just that. Don't see you providing any alternatives