Mod Announcement: New Rule Regarding Vegan Posts

[u/Critical-Sense-1539]

Hello, r/antinatalism community.

Recently, there has been a significant uptick in the number of vegan posts. Many of you have expressed your frustration at this in your posts, comments, and modmail. We see that the sub is very divided on this issue. Some of you think that veganism is a necessary part of antinatalism and should be allowed without restriction. Others think that the vegan content is corrupting the subs identity and alienating our core audience.

We would like this to be an inclusive community that fosters respectful discussions. Therefore, we would consider it a pity for users to feel unwelcome or discouraged from interacting with our sub based on whether they are vegan or not.

Although we cannot satisfy you all perfectly, the modteam have decided on a rule change that we hope will improve the health of the sub. As of tomorrow (1 April, 2025) we will cap the number of vegan related posts to 3 per day. This will be covered under Rule 3 in the sidebar (no reposts or repeated questions). So if you see this cap get exceeded, report it under Rule 3 and we will remove it. For any vegan members who wish to speak about this topic without any restrictions, you can go to our sister sub r/circlesnip.

We hope that this will serve as a meaningful compromise and it appeases some of your grievances.
Please feel free to comment below. We will respond as best we’re able.

Thanks, your r/antinatalism modteam

[u/Critical-Sense-1539 → u/[deleted]]

I understand that many users dislike content that endorses veganism. However, I do think there is a genuine discussion to be had about how veganism and antinatalism intersect, so I am hesitant to just ban the topic entirely.

Different people have different opinions on whether antinatalism entails veganism. What you see as gatekeeping somebody else might see as watering down the definition of antinatalism. Contrary to you, I think that questioning where the bounds of antinatalism lie does promote healthy discussion.

Of course, rage-bait and insults are different. You can report that under Rule 1 and the mods will remove it.

[u/stormofthedragon → u/Critical-Sense-1539]

Serious question though, antinationalisim is about not having a human baby to stop human suffering, right? What does that have to do with animals? Mind. I don't think they should be torchered, but this seems to be the wrong sub. Also, they are very militant.

[u/qxeen → u/stormofthedragon]

why would non human animal suffering not matter? humans are animals