I think the piece of information that is being missed is that VTC is inherently anti capitalist and therefore the concept of “supporting businesses” so that they can survive doesn’t really make sense in that context. (See link Hamid posted)

If I understand my history correctly, Vegan Theory Club is a theory club for vegans, not a club for vegan theory specifically.

There is a discord server of the same name which is way more active for the discussion of leftist theory. Members of the instance can make communities - it’s just no one has created one specifically to talk about vegan theory.

Hamid was respond to a suggestion for communities for vegans to debate carnists which db0 correctly identified as draining.

I’m not sure what debate between vegans would be. Debating our interpretation of texts? There is a book club community that’s perfect for that.

So, last time people were mad that vegans were mean to them this community got created:

https://lemmy.world/c/plantbased

Edit: I should finish my coffee before posting, the only post there literally points to this more active com lol: https://lemmy.world/c/plantbased@lemmy.dbzer0.com

See: https://lemmy.world/post/23634881

We all know r/vegan exists and is a cesspit of carnists, but there doesn’t seem to be an actual demand for a ‘plant based’ space. I’m not sure why people would post about something they are kind of meh and not committed to?

If people are interested in just the food, there are communities for that:

• https://vegantheoryclub.org/c/homecooks
• https://vegantheoryclub.org/c/recipes

I really don’t think the rules there are onerous. Just don’t talk about abusing animals and don’t be a jerk to the other posters and you’re good?

You always have a 🔥 perspective. Thank you for sharing.

I have this discussion with my partner on occasion. I find it way harder to believe my individual choices make a difference with respect to climate change but that doesn’t stop me from making better choices, just in case. With veganism I want to believe my choices make a difference because the likely reality that it doesn’t is too depressing to take.

Toughest battles, strongest soldiers, etc.

Team shitposting.

While veganism is an essential part of FNB and I think it’s a great way to build community with fellow vegans, I see it more as anti capitalist and anti food waste. When I was involved 20 years ago (🥲) we were very conscious of not making a big deal about the fact the food was vegan. Serving food was the priority, we didn’t want people to have to listen to us talk about veganism in order to access it.

I don’t do any vegan activism tbh. I am unapologetically vegan and try to demonstrate how cheap, easy, and delicious veganism is in my daily life. Growing my own food and weed and sharing that with others is vegan adjacent but more about building community and skills.

Haven’t heard of a pig shooting a dog either!

Thank you!

Unsolicited fun (?) fact: I have come to learn that weed stains are often named for their parent strains the same way exploited animals are.

E.g. Lemon Haze is Lemon Skunk and Silver Haze. I guess they just keep adding names lol

I’m with you though, I grow my own (from purchased seeds) and just toss the whole harvest together with no regard for the integrity of the unique strains lol

Thank the little baby jebus I was born with resting confused face 🙏

I like the idea of using the end of the year to reflect and set goals but I really didn’t have the capacity to do that this year. I think my main goal for 2025 is to figure out what self care looks like lol

Canada, and they were very clear they did not intend to investigate the break in. It was a storage locker in my apartment building and they were frequently targeted, along with the bike storage. There were many complaints to management and to the police and they both kind of spider man meme’d each other.

What do the cops do when you call them for a robbery or accident, which you do after the fact? Fill out paper work? Is that help?

When my things were stolen from my apartment building,I had to call the cops to get a report number for my insurance. If I wanted it investigated further, I had to contact my apparent and ask them if they had video coverage of the area.

I’ve never been in a car accident as an adult, but I understand I am legally obligated to report damage to a collision center. Do we need cops for that?

Other interactions I’ve had with cops include them buzzing me from my apartment lobby OVER AND OVER AGAIN at 3 am instead of just leaving a massage when someone turned in my wallet that I had dropped. I had not dropped it late at night so I can only assume they were bored and looking for fun? I was absolutely terrified about what was happening. Eventually, they left and left a message and I went back the next day. No way in hell I’m going to my apartment lobby at that time.

I’ve also seen them beat the shit out of friends and neighbours for various terrible crimes such as: existing while poor or attending protests. The only gun I’ve had pointed at me in my life was a cops.

Oh wow, I didn’t know this was a thing! I should smoke excessive amounts of weed to try and experience it so I can empathize.

Oh thank god I almost didn’t smoke weed

For the first 37 years of my life I was way too early for everything. Now I’m late, because I decided to stop stressing about it. Not sure which is worse lol

I don’t know what you are studying so I can’t promise this is true for you, but I did my first 2 years of uni “on time”, took 2 years off to do internships, a semester off for a wee mental break down and then did my last 2 years over a 3 year period. I got the equivalent of a B- average. Overall pretty mediocre.

But I’m very externally successful despite the non linear path through school. Don’t fret if you need to take some time off, it’s not the end of the world 💖 I think what would have helped me a lot was understanding that I’m not actually bad at engineering, just very good at a very specific subset lol.

P.S. You can remain silly!

How were your first moments/days/weeks with medication? (I you don’t mind sharing).

I am twice your age so my life looks a lot different that yours does right now, but I was only diagnosed a year ago, so I will share anyways!

I was diagnosed by my GP, after discussions with my therapist so my titration on to drugs was not ideal. I am waiting on a referral for a psych, who I am hoping will help dial the meds in better. They are not doing as much as I think they could, but they are honestly a lifesaver.

Initially, I was given 5 mg dexamphetamine to try out. This drug behaves a lot differently than Lisdex, and I could feel it kicking in on my drive into work because I could feel the road rage melt away in real time, lol. It also wore off very quickly, and I started with lisdex shortly thereafter. The biggest change I noticed was that I wasn’t crying every day. I don’t think I was depressed, just distressed and it really helped with the emotional regulation. I still have my bad days, but they are far less frequent.

Other than that, I’m not sure I could really tell you what changed, because like many with ADHD I have awful metacognition. I sometimes forget to take them and I think I notice because I become unable to complete a task, I just jump between one thing to another and completely forget what I was doing. I think I also notice them wearing off in the evenings because I feel the same way there too.

ETA: I also lose my appetite, and it comes roaring back in the evenings so this is another way I can tell if I’ve forgotten to take them!

I am taking 40 mg right now. I feel extremely high strung but I feel that way if I take them or not so I no longer think it might be on the edge of too high a dose, which I did initially. In fact, I feel like it might not be working so well any more right now.

I would encourage you to try and take notes if at all possible. There are templates out there to make it a guided exercise. You could also ask those close to you if they notice a difference.

Good luck and it’s amazing you are getting diagnosed in university! I think my biggest struggle with adult ADHD is that I don’t know how to exist in the adult world in a healthy way, so learning and accepting my limitations (My whole body tenses when I write that) is extremely hard. I hope this helps your transition into the adult world as smooth as possible 💖

Don’t forget the comrades at !vegan@hexbear.net

There are dozens of us!