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“Vegans should eat just enough Meat - emperically evaluate the minimum ammount of meat that maximizes utility” by Johannes C. Mayer
Once I talked to a person who said they were asexual. They were also
heavily depressed and thought about committing suicide. I repeatedly
told them to eat some meat, as they were vegan for many years. I myself
had experienced veganism-induced depression. Finally, after many weeks
they ate some chicken, and the next time we spoke, they said that they
were no longer asexual, nor depressed.
I was vegan or vegetarian for many consecutive years. Vegetarianism was
manageable, perhaps because of cheese. I never hit the extreme low
points that I did with veganism. I remember once after not eating meat
for a long time there was a period of maybe a weak, where I got
extremely fatigued. I took 200mg of modafinil[1], without having any
build-up resistance. Usually, this would give me a lot of energy. But
then I was barely able to enter some terminal commands [...]
The original text contained 2 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.
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First published:
December 22nd, 2024
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/H27mzmW6G5ywyrJBn/vegans-should-eat-just-enough-meat-emperically-evaluate-the
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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
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By LessWrongOnce I talked to a person who said they were asexual. They were also
heavily depressed and thought about committing suicide. I repeatedly
told them to eat some meat, as they were vegan for many years. I myself
had experienced veganism-induced depression. Finally, after many weeks
they ate some chicken, and the next time we spoke, they said that they
were no longer asexual, nor depressed.
I was vegan or vegetarian for many consecutive years. Vegetarianism was
manageable, perhaps because of cheese. I never hit the extreme low
points that I did with veganism. I remember once after not eating meat
for a long time there was a period of maybe a weak, where I got
extremely fatigued. I took 200mg of modafinil[1], without having any
build-up resistance. Usually, this would give me a lot of energy. But
then I was barely able to enter some terminal commands [...]
The original text contained 2 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.
---
First published:
December 22nd, 2024
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/H27mzmW6G5ywyrJBn/vegans-should-eat-just-enough-meat-emperically-evaluate-the
---
Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
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