Why it worked
The video effectively uses a relatable and common online debate (AI vs. environment, veganism vs. meat-eating) and frames it with a strong, opinionated stance. The creator's direct address and clear articulation of a perceived hypocrisy likely resonated with viewers, sparking engagement and discussion.
Summary
The creator critiques people who claim to be anti-AI for environmental reasons but still consume meat, highlighting the high water usage of meat production compared to plant-based alternatives. They argue that if environmental concerns are genuine, people should not prioritize their taste preferences over the planet and should consider the impact of their food choices.
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Well AI isn't a necessity
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Neither is meat
3:09 PM 7/3/26
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NOT ONLY IS
IT DISAPPOINTING THAT
CAN COME UP
WITH IS "WHATEVER DUDE"
IN RESPONSE TO
THIS,
HAS 42,000 LIKES.
THIS POST READS
"PERFORMATIVE ANTI
-AI ENVIRONMENTALIST SCREAMING
"AI IS USING ALL OF OUR FRESH
WATER!" AFTER THEY JUST ATE A
BURGER THAT USED 2K LITRES
OF WATER."
THEN THIS PERSON
COMMENTED "WELL AI
ISN'T A NECESSITY,"
AND THEY RESPONDED
"NEITHER IS MEAT."
AND ALL THEY
WITH IS "WHATEVER DUDE."
NOW I WILL
THAT THERE ARE
SOME PEOPLE IN
THIS WORLD WHERE
THEY ONLY HAVE
AND OTHER ANIMAL
PRODUCTS.
WE'RE CLEARLY NOT
TALKING ABOUT THEM.
OTHER THAN THOSE
SMALL PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE,
MOST OFTEN PEOPLE
FROM THE GROCERY STORE.
99% PERCENT OF
PEOPLE GET THEIR
GROCERY STORE,
99% OF ALL
MEAT COMES FROM
FACTORY FARMS.
SO, IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO
A GROCERY STORE,
YOU HAVE ACCESS
TO VEGGIE BURGERS.
ACCESS TO FAST
FOOD JOINTS THAT,
YOU KNOW,
SELL
VEGGIE BURGERS,
AND YOU HAVE
ACCESS TO THAT TOO.
AND VEGGIE BURGERS
USE LESS WATER
THAN BURGERS MADE
FROM REAL MEAT.
SO, WHAT IS
THE EXCUSE?
I AM NOT
INTERESTED IN READING
BEAN SOUP PARAGRAPH COMMENTS.
READ THEM.
1. "It's too expensive to eat vegan." A vegan diet is actually
19% cheaper than the Standard American Diet and 25% cheaper
than the Mediterranean Diet. (Kahleova et al., JAMA Netw
Open. 2024;7(11):e2445784)
2. "I have anemia." There are vegans with anemia. Plant iron
(non-heme) absorption increases significantly when paired
with Vitamin C. Lentils + citrus, spinach + peppers, etc.
Anemia in vegans is usually a supplementation/education
gap, not proof being vegan can't work.
3. "Poverty / food deserts." There are poor and impoverished vegans,
homeless vegans, and vegans in food deserts. Lack of access is a
poverty feature (limiting grocery choices, different ag and propping up
meat and dairy), not evidence that plant-based eating is inherently
inaccessible. This is an argument for fixing food policy, not a defense of
animal ag.
4. "I need protein." Beans, lentils, tofu, tempeh, and seitan are
complete or near-complete protein sources, and combining
plant proteins across a day easily covers daily needs.
5. "Humans are omnivores." Biological capability to eat meat
isn't the same as moral or environmental necessity. Humans are
also biologically capable of plenty of things we choose not to do.
6. "Plants feel pain." No they don't. They don't have a central
nervous system, nociceptors, or brain structures associated with pain
perception the way animals do. Also, most crops grown specifically
to feed livestock still require killing far more plants than
eating them directly.
7. "There's no ethical consumption under camptialism." This is
true of literally every food system, including animal ag, which
is dominated by a handful of massive dairy and dairy conglomerates.
This argument also makes every boycott/BDS movement useless then.
8. "My ancestors ate meat / Its tradition." Yeah, so did mine.
Tradition isn't automatically evidence of necessity or ethics.
Plenty of traditions get revisited as circumstances change.
Also produces curries to monoths, since many were/are also
plant-heavy long before colonization introduced industrial
meat production.
JUST PAUSE
AND READ ALL
OF WHAT PEOPLE
SAY IN THE COMMENTS
MY RESPONSE.
LIKE NO,
WASTE TIME.
I MADE VIDEOS
THESE POINTS THAT
YOU CAN FIND
LINKED IN THIS VIDEO.
I'M NOT A
I'M NOT GONNA
REPEAT MYSELF.
DON'T MAKE
COMMENTS.
IF YOU CLAIM
ANTI-AI
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS
WASTES ALL OF
OUR FRESH WATER,
ALSO BE EQUALLY
AND DAIRY INDUSTRY
FOR THE SAME
IT'S BAD FOR
THE ENVIRONMENT AND
ALL OF OUR
BUT MANY OF
YOU WON'T BECAUSE
YOU'RE PERFORMATIVE.
IT IS SO
EASY TO COME
TELL PEOPLE "AI
IS WRONG,"
"YOU'RE A BAD
PERSON FOR USING IT,"
"IT WASTES WATER,"
THEN IT IS
TO LOOK WITHIN
AT THE CHOICES
YOU'RE MAKING
AND CHANGING IT.
"INCONVENIENCING" YOURSELF.
CLAIM TO CARE
ABOUT FRESH WATER USAGE,
IF YOU CLAIM
THE ENVIRONMENT,
THEN WHY ARE
YOU PUTTING YOUR DESIRES,
YOUR TASTE BUDS
OVER THE ENVIRONMENT?
WE TELL PEOPLE
AI
THE LIBRARY,
USE GOOGLE.
USE ACTUAL SOURCES
YOU KNOW,
AI
TO DO,
"WELL,
"IT'S BECAUSE I
"I ENJOY IT."
WE CAN AGREE
THAT THOSE ARE
SO THEN
TURN AROUND AND
REASONS TO JUSTIFY
YOU EATING MEAT?
TO JUSTIFY YOU
EATING A BURGER,
WHEN YOU CAN
VEGGIE BURGER?
IF YOU ACTUALLY
CARE ABOUT FRESH
IF YOU ACTUALLY
CARE ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT,
NOT BE UPSET
WHEN BEING PRESENTED
THAT EATING A
BURGER ACTUALLY USES
UP MORE WATER
AI
CHAT BOT.
LIKE,
GETTING UPSET AT THAT?
IF ANYTHING, YOU
AT THOSE INDUSTRIES
AND STOP USING
BOTH OF THEM.