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Why I went vegan in the first place
This is a long road with many twists and turns. While there is one definitive moments that I can claim turned me vegan, I can say there were many events that were factors to lead to these 'nails in the coffin' (for the omnivore diet).
Timeline
Timeline
- 3 years old
- lived a breatharian, soaktarian, visutarian, energitarian life
- played in the mud
- simultaneously detoxified me as well as provided nutrients to nourish
- laid on the ground - to soak up the magnetic field and connect with the earth
- i.e. energitarian
- hung out with plants and animals - in awe and wonder of the amazingness around me
- their warmth provided to me was energitarian
- played in the mud
- didn't like the smell of the ocean
- my parents caught a striped bass larger than myself
- gave it to everyone
- however when I took one bite it tasted like how the ocean smelled
- it was so bad I decided never to eat anything that came out of the ocean again
- in my 20s - made an exception for some kelps
- it was so bad I decided never to eat anything that came out of the ocean again
- however when I took one bite it tasted like how the ocean smelled
- gave it to everyone
- my parents caught a striped bass larger than myself
- lived a breatharian, soaktarian, visutarian, energitarian life
- 5 years old
- had a lilac tree that taught me about people and grass that taught me math. Nature taught me art.
- while school taught me English
- noticed that there was a lot of deforestation and construction
- wanted to learn from the voices of wisdom - which was anyone older than me
- that was the lilac tree - that I noticed came before me
- I asked it questions and it gave me the answers to the meaning of life
- i.e. how humans work and how to deal with them and what life should be like
- I asked it questions and it gave me the answers to the meaning of life
- that was the lilac tree - that I noticed came before me
- wanted to learn from the voices of wisdom - which was anyone older than me
- had a lilac tree that taught me about people and grass that taught me math. Nature taught me art.
- 6 years old
- was at a petting zoo. I was petting an animal and saying how beautiful and wonderful it is. A man came up to me and told me to not be nice to the animal, because it's going to be killed and eaten and to not give it hopes. I said why aren't you saying the same to me. He said beacuse I'm a human and left.
- I got so infuriated that I decided to dedicate my life to removing the double standard. While life is hard, we shouldn't make it harder. Even though life is bad, it doesn't have to be that way - as we can pursue better until we reach and find better to live in!
- was at a petting zoo. I was petting an animal and saying how beautiful and wonderful it is. A man came up to me and told me to not be nice to the animal, because it's going to be killed and eaten and to not give it hopes. I said why aren't you saying the same to me. He said beacuse I'm a human and left.
- 7 years old
- reading christie brinkley's interview in a magazine
- can't remember which one
- I wondered how she had such nice skin under all the artificial, bright lights at her age - and it was a vegan diet - eating fruit, greens, etc. that helped!
- back then I had bad skin on a non-vegan one
- I want to be a better person - work with the best possible
- this was it!! - the best skin - in the worst conditions
- I want to be a better person - work with the best possible
- back then I had bad skin on a non-vegan one
- reading christie brinkley's interview in a magazine
- ~14 years old
- went to NYC
- restaurants - wild ginger, forlini's
- my
- recommendation - wild ginger
- love - nature, strong (>) flavors
- ended up being my most favorite restaurant of all time
- very vegan-friendly
- hard -> find animal products on it
- naturey interior decor
- very vegan-friendly
- ate - the eggplant
- when I went back - years later
- they remembered me
- and what I got
- which was - super amazing
- I love the big portions
- which was - super amazing
- and what I got
- they remembered me
- when I went back - years later
- parents recommended forlini's
- as that's what they knew growing up
- they said I would like it
- it had so many animal products
- I got really not well
- didn't know at the time - about cholesterol, saturated fat, etc.
- like I do now
- also - the fat dulled my tastebuds
- it
- was too much
- even though - I just ordered the eggplant parmesan
- it lacked color
- which - the wild ginger - had plenty of!
- most of the color was - white, brown
- it lacked color
- even though - I just ordered the eggplant parmesan
- just didn't taste that great after a while
- just all the same taste
- no - variety
- opposite of - wild ginger
- no - variety
- just all the same taste
- was too much
- it
- didn't know at the time - about cholesterol, saturated fat, etc.
- after that - I realized
- my parents have no idea what they're talking about
- >>animal products - doesn't work
- I still ate animal products after that
- but - icked out
- and tried -> hide my plant-oriented eating - for a long time
- reason - parents - got on my case
- if I wasn't - eating lots of animal products
- even though - they made everyone ill
- if I wasn't - eating lots of animal products
- reason - parents - got on my case
- and tried -> hide my plant-oriented eating - for a long time
- but - icked out
- I still ate animal products after that
- I got really not well
- it had so many animal products
- recommendation - wild ginger
- my
- restaurants - wild ginger, forlini's
- went to NYC
- 18 years old
- going to UCSB and talking to those at the Isla Vista co-op and watching the hippies of yore on the lawn discussing philosophies with students
- This led to me trying out the vegan diet. I failed 4 times doing this.
- the worst was finding out that I had low zinc
- any cuts wouldn't heal
- solution - pumpkin seeds
- I also realized that I couldn't do a vegan diet without K2
- the reason is that all one's connective tissue falls apart
- where it feels like a string that holds all your organs pulls out
- till it lets go until everything else puddles into a gelatinous goo
- where it feels like a string that holds all your organs pulls out
- the reason is that all one's connective tissue falls apart
- that said - my scurvy went away
- people didn't believe me that scurvy still exists
- but when I got to where
- my gums/cuts weren't healing
- cuts - happens when I don't sleep
- which was a lot when I was in college
- cuts - happens when I don't sleep
- connective tissue was falling apart
- my gums/cuts weren't healing
- but when I got to where
- people didn't believe me that scurvy still exists
- unrelated - but I would drink a lot of salt
- being told it's healthy
- as a lot of vegan foods are touted as healthy
- until I got severe back pains (around my kidneys) and headaches
- being told it's healthy
- the worst was finding out that I had low zinc
- This led to me trying out the vegan diet. I failed 4 times doing this.
- going to UCSB and talking to those at the Isla Vista co-op and watching the hippies of yore on the lawn discussing philosophies with students
- 20's
- going to the Under the Sun cafe in Long Beach to hang out with a vegan meetup
- I was vegetarian at the time
- I went to that restaurant many times and thought it would be nice with others
- there was someone really aggressive about me being a vegetarian
- it pushed me towards being a vegan
- it wasn't - good - though
- I didn't prepare enough for a vegan diet
- so I was deficient in many nutrients
- that I was getting from my vegetarian diet
- that I needed to build my body
- like - calcium
- my teeth cracked years later from this
- and I might have other damage
- it's horrible to think the level of damage to health caused by this person's anger
- just because animals are harmed, doesn't mean I should sacrifice myself
- when I don't know better
- because I'm an animal too
- your own self should be the number 1 priority
- you should be well
- where you can on more in your life
- not - make your life worse
- if - you're life - is already bad enough
- a downfall of veganism
- the lack of support for helping people out
- a downfall of veganism
- if - you're life - is already bad enough
- not - make your life worse
- where you can on more in your life
- you should be well
- your own self should be the number 1 priority
- because I'm an animal too
- when I don't know better
- just because animals are harmed, doesn't mean I should sacrifice myself
- it's horrible to think the level of damage to health caused by this person's anger
- and I might have other damage
- my teeth cracked years later from this
- that I was getting from my vegetarian diet
- so I was deficient in many nutrients
- I didn't prepare enough for a vegan diet
- it wasn't - good - though
- I couldn't take the aggressive thoughts in my head from this person
- they won - but I lost
- that said - I was going vegan anyway
- the milk and eggs were making me really ill
- milk - I thought I'd never get lactose intolerant
- like my other family members early on
- because I surpassed their age
- but I did in my early 20s
- because I surpassed their age
- like my other family members early on
- eggs
- tasted like fish
- and fish makes me ill
- people thought I was imagining it
- but they get fed fish
- people thought I was imagining it
- and fish makes me ill
- the acids would hurt my muscles
- and headaches
- I stopped eating eggs on a trip to Israel
- on the airplane - my stomach hurt
- I needed to run to the bathroom
- just as I was going to there
- everyone got up and blocked me
- it hurt so much waiting
- got in the way of my life
- had to catch up with my group
- I gave it up - never ate eggs again
- after a few days I recovered
- scarred for life
- 'nail in coffin'
- but was on my way - to giving it up - anyway
- 'nail in coffin'
- everyone got up and blocked me
- just as I was going to there
- I needed to run to the bathroom
- on the airplane - my stomach hurt
- tasted like fish
- milk - I thought I'd never get lactose intolerant
- the milk and eggs were making me really ill
- it pushed me towards being a vegan
- going to the Under the Sun cafe in Long Beach to hang out with a vegan meetup
My beliefs - about veganism
instead of killing off livestock
true veganism - doesn't exist
- they should be rewilded back
- via - sanctuaries
- their DNA - should be taken
- for - documentation purposes
true veganism - doesn't exist
- reason - we live on a non-vegan planet
- in a - non-vegan universe
- no matter what we do
- out lives - are non-vegan
- reason - living in a non-vegan world
- makes us - non-vegan
- even if we don't live in it anymore
- we're still here - in spirit
- reason - living in a non-vegan world
- out lives - are non-vegan
- instead - it's a stepping stone
- towards - anti-violent extropian transhuman ideal
Why I stopped being vegan -> altruism, extropy, transhumanism, anti-violence
- I realized, after speaking with carson hughes and speaking on kialo (and just a hunch I had all along - when vegans were too pushy to have real conversations) - that true veganism doesn't exist (because we live in a non-vegan universe that allows for non-veganism - and existing has been written into our personal histories - in a way we can't escape).
- I realize now that it's a scam that defrauds people - because of this - I don't want to participate myself in something like that
- but because it's on the timeline of transhumanism and extropy - I'm fine with helping other vegans out - w/ their goals
- provided they're not pressuring others into veganism - but just helping those already vegan out - live out their life
- but because it's on the timeline of transhumanism and extropy - I'm fine with helping other vegans out - w/ their goals
- I realize now that it's a scam that defrauds people - because of this - I don't want to participate myself in something like that
- due to a lack of a real goal - I decided to go back to believing in what I've done since I was 6 - and that's transhumanism
- veganism was a distraction - but something
- reason - it has a real goal - which is anti-violence
- I modified it - -> being about extropy
- reason - transhumanism's just a tool
- it can be - good or bad
- I want to use it -> good
- i.e. - helping people - by preserving humanity > destroying ppl, replacing them entirely
- unless - it's for transition purposes
- i.e. - the bad's - utilized - -> help - the good - be better than (>) ever before
- ex - someone's dying body's killed - because it's replaced w/ a cyborg one
- descr - it destroyed the person - -> make them much better
- i.e. - >longevity
- descr - it destroyed the person - -> make them much better
- ex - someone's dying body's killed - because it's replaced w/ a cyborg one
- i.e. - the bad's - utilized - -> help - the good - be better than (>) ever before
- unless - it's for transition purposes
- i.e. - helping people - by preserving humanity > destroying ppl, replacing them entirely
- I want to use it -> good
- it can be - good or bad
- reason - transhumanism's just a tool
- so now I'm just a vegan advocate (not always ally) rather than activist (of which I never was)
- what I value more
- understanding who we are - as people
- anthropology
- culture
- the future
- reality
- integrity
- altruism
- common sense
- extropian transhumanism
- anti-violence
- post-scarcity
- post-vegan developments
- that can surpass veganism for ethics
- shortcomings that can be made back multi-fold
- for me - I wouldn't care about an animal being hurt temporarily if it leads to that being undone with much better health than if they didn't get hurt
- understanding who we are - as people