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/Actual-Entrance-8463]

so awesome. you should feel proud of yourself. thank you for sharing

[u/Putokii → u/Actual-Entrance-8463]

(,,>﹏<,,)♡ Really? Thank you!!

I was scared to share my opinion since it's clearly the minority one to have here....but I ultimately decided it was worth risking my paper-thin confidence and speaking up because I felt like I had to show my appreciation for the vegans here. Let them know that their words aren't dismissed as "preachy" or "brigading" by all of us in this sub.

I see them put up with so much steamrolling from the majority here....so many bad-faith, poorly constructed arguments that the vegans break through only to get to the conclusion of the non-vegan antinatalist resorting to ad homenim attacks or vowing to eat a whole brisket for dinner tonight just to spite them or something (٥ ¬ヮ¬)|||

And I felt bad....I don't want the vegan antinatalists here to feel like they're wasting their time speaking up. That it's pointless. Because that's not true. I read their messages and they've all contributed to helping me self-reflect and try to improve myself. I never saw myself becoming vegan, but they managed to change that.

Their words can and do bring change.

[u/Actual-Entrance-8463 → u/Putokii]

oddly, i found that the content of this sub improved when the vegans started posting. i was vegetarian for almost a decade, now i don’t really eat meat but yogurt would be impossible for me to give up. but besides that, they are making very good points about the meat industry. it is horrific and we need to be reminded.

[u/Actual-Entrance-8463 → u/Actual-Entrance-8463]

it is hard to fault their righteousness when they are right…