Flexitarian vs. Vegetarian
Mohit Mookim

17 August 2017

Vegetarian: no meat, always.

Flexitarian: no meat, sometimes.

A recent Aeon article by Alberto Giubilini makes the case for flexitarianism. Suppose our goal is to reduce overall meat consumption. If we become vegetarians, sure, we won't be eating any meat ourselves. But, we will also be implicitly or explicitly encouraging others to become vegetarians as well. That's a tough sell for many people across the world.

Instead, if we just become flexitarian and encourage others to simply join us in eating less meat, then we'll end up convincing more people and thereby reduce meat consumption overall by a greater amount.

It's a counterintuitive, but plausible argument. Check it out at this link:

https://aeon.co/ideas/why-vegetarians-should-be-prepared-to-bend-their-own-rules

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Tuesday, June 11, 2024 -- 12:21 AM

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Kinnessa60

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 -- 10:06 PM

I am vegetarian tho. Like

I am vegetarian tho. Like almost 5 years. Love it to be honest

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rayn

Sunday, June 15, 2025 -- 3:40 AM

Interesting read! I’ve been

Interesting read! I’ve been leaning more toward a flexitarian lifestyle too—feels more doable than going full veg. One thing that really pushed me was seeing how bad the quality is at certain chains. I mean, once you check out which places rank as the worst fast food restaurant options this list helped: worst fast food restaurant it's easier to say no to greasy burgers and mystery meat. Definitely makes you think twice before grabbing something just because it’s convenient.

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