[uxcolumbo]

Yes true, but we have to keep trying to convince people in our circles. Otherwise we're effed.

I would have hoped that especially this HN crowd would change their mind because it's quite clear and logical that not consuming meat and dairy will mean requiring fewer resources and producing less pollution.

[layer8]

Human habits, preferences, and desires rarely submit to pure logic. Humans are more emotional than rational.

[candiodari]

It's not just that. If these products aren't used anymore, we'll substitute them to some other form of consumption.

If you want to have impact as an individual, study engineering/physics or indeed climate change ...

[surgical_fire]

A lot of people just don't care.