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[–] doug@lemmy.today 46 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I remember hearing a dunk on vegans a while back that went “how do you know someone’s vegan? they’ll tell you.”

but in my experience it’s more like “how do you know someone hates vegans? they’ll tell you.”

[–] ziproot@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

how do you know someone’s vegan? they’ll tell you That statement reads to me the same as “how do you know someone has food allergies? They’ll tell you.”

[–] TheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Of course vegans will tell you, it’s a dietary restriction.

If you’re even halfway intimate with someone, you’ll likely share a meal or cook for them.

I’m not even vegan, but this particular phrase annoys me hahaha.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Its a catch all punch down cliche for anything where people are trying to improve themselves or the world around them. See crossfit or Linux as other major examples. Its often that they see someone being passionate about something and mocking them for it.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You think linux people DON'T mock others for using windows? Normally in this situation I'd advise you to go use Lemmy for an hour, but...well....here we are, and you still hold that view.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

The example is that people mock Linux users with the phrase "How do you know someone uses Linux? Don't worry, they'll tell you!"

That says nothing about how Linux users treat others, only how they are used as fodder for people with low self-esteem.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

Yes that seemed to be a big thing cca 10 years ago