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How to Level at Veganism
Lvl 1* - No animal products in diet or clothing
Lvl 2 - Talks kindly to plants before harvesting
Lvl 3 - Politely negotiates w/ insects to relocate
Lvl 4 - Avoids making noise to disturb animals
Lvl 5 - Avoids breathing out CO2 near animals
Lvl 6 - Does not step on animal shadows
Lvl 7 - Travels exclusively by stilts
Lvl 8 - Never eats anything blown on by wind
Lvl 9 - Only eats what has never been observed
Lvl 10 - Refuses to consume anything that may have existed in the past or future
*Honorable mention; not true veganism
There’s an argument that it’s “vegan” to eat lionfish if one lives in say, Florida, because they’re an invasive species extremely disruptive to the environment. Killing them is a good thing and the fact that most things on US coasts won’t eat them is part of why we have the problem anyway.
Even if you go full negative utilitarian to the point where you are concerned with wild animal suffering, killing lionfish is good.