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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
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- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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Part of being an adult is knowing that satisfying your cravings shouldn't come at the expense of another's suffering.
Based. Completely unnecessary harm.
Don’t worry I just remove the wings and release the chickens to enjoy a fulfilling life.
How long does it take for them to grow back?
Six to eight weeks but they grow back smaller and tougher.
Then why are you satisfying your craving to be a dick at the expense of our mental suffering?
Not OP but:
The frustration you feel from being condescended to by a vegan is not comparable to the suffering produced by the meat industry.
So much so, that any frustrations you feel are beneath my consideration; I don't give a fuck if you are annoyed by my proselytization.
This is a strawman. As a vegan I believe I have a moral imperative to argue against bad faith arguments like yours.
You're right, the former actually affects human so it matters!
And that's what we call speciesist
I love that page. it's has all the best arguments for speciesism.
Absolutely. Also often just called common sense.
Specisism ≠ common sense.
Suffering is not exclusive to humans.
Right, but the mattering is.
Whether it matters or not is subjective, and has nothing to do with my initial claim about whether my proselytising is comparable to the suffering produced by the meat industry.
Of course it does as your comparison is just as subjective.
If you think my proselytising is comparable to the pain caused by the meat industry, you must really be butthurt lol
But I already told you that I don't think they are comparable.
LOL
Cool. Ima go order a bit more meat for lunch today. Cheers.
Very original response lol, you sure are clever for thinking of a unique way to project spite.
Didn't claim it was unique or original, but it makes me happy. Hope it does you too!
I wasn't implying that you thought your opinion was unique or original.
My implication is that your quip is trite and I hear it often from carnists who are attempting to get in one final jab before retreating from the argument.
You are very bad at arguing, and even worse at rage baiting lol. I wonder if all that meat has gone to your head.
There's no 'rage baiting' involved, I'm not trying to make you mad. I'm just applying some incentives / disincentives to the vegans who like to proselytize.
My lunch would normally be more carb based, but, like I said...
Sure thing buddy lol
It's no more 'rage baiting' than your attempt at proselytizing to me is.
I was proselytizing to you, I stated that up front lol.
I'm aware? This is my attempt at counter proselytizing (counter in the sense of stopping future attempts, not at converting you).
You sure are clever, huh?
I don't particularly think so, but you're free to think whatever you like.
Then let it be known that I think you're a fucking moron lol
Also your right to think so.
Here, I bought a few meat pastries on your behalf. Keep going, I have no objection to becoming a carnivore for the next few days.
If I keep going will you deep throat a sausage lol.
Go on then. I don't care what you do. If you are so spiteful to eat extra meat on my behalf then thanks for vindicating me on my belief that you're really salty about arguing with me lol.
Not that dumb, despite whatever you may think.
Feel free to think that. I'm getting amusement from this thread.
Says the person who couldn't keep their beliefs to themselves.
Deepthroating a sausage is not dumb?
So I'm free to think it, but you don't want to hear it?
As aforementioned, I don't care if you want me to keep my beliefs to myself, I'm going to argue for what I believe is your wrong.
No, I'm not dumb enough to do that.
No no, keep going. I'm normally a pretty light meat eater, but for the sake of my chuckles and giggles I'm happy to kill a few times more animals than I normally would.
Lol go on then, be a spiteful little bitch.
Imagine being so influenced by the opinions of others that you need to publicly announce what you're eating.
YIUTIOWIS
Wait, is this comment talking about me or vegans? It's hard to tell.
YIUTIOWIS: Yes I understand the irony of what I'm saying
Thanks for letting me activate my trapcard, lol.
No problem, I'm entertained, why shouldn't you be too?
Because I don't think the suffering of animals is a joke.
Ok, don't be entertained 🤷
Don't worry I'm not lol
Cool. Stick around, dinner's soon.
I get no pleasure from being reminded that I'm surrounded by those that choose to inflict suffering.
So you've chosen to inflict your own suffering too, got it.
I also get no pleasure from being surrounded by morons...
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