I used to be strictly materialist and atheist. Now I’m pretty spiritual. Don’t necessarily follow a religion and don’t support bigotry but yeah, I’m fairly spiritual now. This is a recent development and I never thought I’d be here like 5 years ago.

  • toomanypancakes@piefed.world
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    I used to joke about eating two animals for every one a vegetarian didn’t eat. I’ve been vegan for over a decade now, pulled a bit of an uno reverse in my early twenties.

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      Yeah we all go through a stage where we haven’t mentally matured yet and have this tween-like rebellion reaction to any idea about changing for the better. Some grow out of it at a younger age, some at a normal age, and some not at all. I remember a bunch of examples I’ve seen happen through the decades;

      “You say i shouldn’t eat meat, well i say nuh uh! Now I’m gonna eat twice as much!”

      “You say i shouldn’t smoke cigarettes, well i say nuh uh! Now I’m gonna smoke cigars too!”

      “You say i shouldn’t be racist, well i say nuh uh! Now I’m gonna be even more outrageously racist!”

      It’s just a non-thinking reactionary response to the idea that you aren’t perfect.

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        I think it’s funny that there have been a bunch of stories about how genZ is smoking again because it’s some kind of nihilist counterculture and I’m just like… Yeah I didn’t quit smoking because the priest gave me a very stern lecture. I quit because I got tired of hacking up half a lung every morning.

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          I quit smoking because I actually want to live beyond 55 - I still remember my neighbour-woman smoking a ciggy, while standing outside with her chemo-drip… Absolutely haunting.

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      How do you get your protein? I’ve been doing the plants - and eating beans a lot - but this last week I ate some meatballs in my soups and boy - I really crave the meat.

      edit - not sure why it quotes irrelevant text in these replies

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          Here’s sort of a strange question. Not too strange though ;-)

          Let’s say you had a basic rice and beans meal - garlic … onions … root vegetables … blackbeans and redbeans … then kale roots and final kale leafs … salt pepper

          What spices do you use? What are your favorites?