>>20413After much consideration, my issue with ethical veganism other than my moral nihilism is that there really is no ethical consumption under capitalism, ethical veganism is lifestylism in a negative sense as opposed to lifestylism as actual anarcho-individualism (anarcho-individualists are not "lifestylists," lifestylism is a very ancom thing to do). "Voting with your wallet" is such a lolbertarian way of looking at things and changes absolutely nothing. I am not throwing shade at Animal Liberation Front. Quite the opposite, I throw shade at veganism, because veganism doesn't equal animal liberation and never did. At least ALF does something in order to liberate the animals, drinking a Starbucks coffee while eating a veggie burger in a first-world country won't stop the genocide of the animals or climate change, it's not gonna happen. Unabomber did more to stop climate change than any liberal vegan ever would, veganism is just slacktivism in disguise.
Now, regarding health benefits. There is a conflicting information about the health benefits of the vegan diet but I assume it's better than just eating junkfood and certainly won't hurt. I am concerned about its cost-effectiveness and dependence on the market compared to freeganism though. Freeganism is potentially less healthy than veganism but it gives you more financial autonomy and is cheap. It carries the anarchist principles really well.