Philosophical Vegan Forum

Is veganism elite and more expensive, for instance from where you come from? Imo it would vary between places;
A carnist in a metropolis that has meat and dairy from grain/pasture fed animals would certainly be using far more resources than a vegan in most cases https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWJa--XL274

There are other cases where it would be more difficult/expensive to be vegan https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6rL0N6-gqXM
but certainly calling veganism as elite/expensive is a generalization. And i hear this claim most often from carnists in metropolises. What are peoples views on it?

Personally where I'm from, considering government subsidies for dairy and since non home made non dairy alternatives are more expensive, it could be a bit more expensive in comparison to lacto vegetarianism to an extent. But maybe not if you make home made plant milks in the long run.

Is it more expensive to be a vegan vs nonvegan where you come from?

garrethdsouza wrote:But maybe not if you make home made plant milks in the long run.

Or just not drink plant milk, which certainly isn't a nutritional necessity in any sense (it's usually lacking in fiber, which is removed from the seeds when it's produced).
The things that are expensive are usually the specialty products, which aren't really necessary, but people get the impression that they are anyway.

garrethdsouza wrote:Is it more expensive to be a vegan vs nonvegan where you come from?

Not where I live, nope.

garrethdsouza wrote:Is it more expensive to be a vegan vs nonvegan where you come from?

Not if you replace meat with anything else than mockmeats.