I would argue that the person willing to give up 95% of their meat consumption cares more about making a change than the one telling them not to bother at all because it’s not the full 100%. 

According to one survey, which has some interesting statistics on veganism:

52.1% or 6779 participants said they were vegetarian prior to going vegan.

Research suggests that people are more likely to stick to habits that they adopt gradually rather than suddenly making drastic lifestyle changes, and it’s much easier to reach 100 from 95 than it is from 0. Maybe a better vegan substitute for bacon will be invented in that time and they’ll give it up even sooner.

As another user here says, don’t let perfection be the enemy of good.

With enough cocaine usage, you can tear down the partition wall and have yourself a uninostril (not recommended).

I think voting with your wallet can be effective on smaller levels: in local communities where reputation matters, in a market where there are enough competitors (not monopolies), when the thing you are “voting” against is the only/major source of revenue, or when the demands are very specific. If anyone has an example of this strategy working on a large scale, I’d be curious to hear it.

Like you said, the organization you are boycotting has to be aware of why it is happening and what is the change that is being demanded. Then, a large enough number of people have to participate to make an impact, which can be hard to do when there aren’t many ethical alternatives. Many people aren’t aware just how many “smaller” companies are owned by the same handful of large corporations, the alternatives are expensive or inaccessible, or they simply don’t care enough to inconvenience themselves.

In some cases the owners of the boycotted organization have their roots deep enough in other institutions (government contracts, workplaces, schools) that they don’t depend on the average consumer.

Blue veins and dark circles under eyes are mostly genetic. You might be able to minimize them by getting enough rest and hydration, or cover them with under eye concealer.

Being overly pushy and judgmental towards people who want to make a change in the right direction is a great way to repel them from your cause. I prefer to welcome them and offer them the proper resources to get started.

It’s entirely possible that once the people who want to go vegan but aren’t ready to give up bacon/cheese/that one other food get used to a vegan diet and substitutions, they will eventually be ready to let go of those last few products on their own.

Grunting and straining noises So, nice weather today.

The BlackBerry Curve was great. I kept using mine until support ended for most of the apps I needed on BlackBerry OS :(

I still keep it as a spare phone and for travel.

There was a great post on Reddit about someone designing a maximalist style bathroom for their cats. Link

This is an effective strategy for me because of how much I dislike clutter and leaving things unfinished. One of the cases where the end result matters more than the method used to achieve it.

When your daddy becomes just…dad.

One of the things I love to hear most in music is artists adding traditional or folk elements from their countries. Even though I find Bloodywood’s English lyrics corny, they’re doing something original, and the harsh vocals in Hindi are great.

It’s not a genre I listen to often, especially not the new music, but these would be my top choices for Balkan rap:

• Beogradski Sindikat

• Edo Maajka 

• Gru

• Tram 11

• Dubioza Kolektiv