u/ithinkiamparanoid

I’ve done a little research and found that foods like chickpeas, tempeh, tofu, seitan, lentils can have similar or even more protein per 100 g than 2–3 eggs. Yet everywhere I look, fitness people eat eggs every day, as if no other food exists.

Plant proteins also come with much more variety, which means more flavours and different textures. On top of protein, they also provide fiber, healthy carbs, and usually very low saturated fat compared to eggs.

I wonder if those people even do a basic Google search? Plants are often richer in different nutrients and offer more variety than eggs or other animal-based proteins. Most of their diet are basically the same 2–3 foods every single day, and then they call plant based foods boring and limited.

Also, black salt can give a strong egg-like flavour and smell for anyone who craves it.

I hear so many opinions, both from vegans and non-vegans, expressing strong dislike or disgust for animals because of the things they do in nature, because of their instincts, for example killing and eating each other, abandoning their newborns, mating with their offspring once they are older, in certain cases engaging in non-consensual sexual activity with their female partners, and other actions that in the human world may look unethical and horrible. But if we compare it to how we humans treat each other or other animals, we realize we are no better, maybe even worse.

While animals are not even supposed to have a moral compass like humans claim to have, their actions are based on their nature, not out of greed, resentment, revenge, or envy in the way humans experience these emotions. Many people don’t feel sorry for wild animals getting hunted and killed because they see them as monsters, or in the case of herbivores, as potential prey for carnivorous animals. All of these thoughts are just ways to look away from our own actions and how we treat animals who have never intentionally harmed us in any way.

In fact, animals are usually kind to humans unless humans provoke them in some way. So I believe we should see all animals as equally innocent in relation to us. Whatever they do in nature, driven by instincts, isn’t our place to judge and shouldn’t change how we behave toward them. If someone doesn’t like animals, that’s fine, they are not obligated to interact with them, but in relation to humans, animals will always be more innocent and purer in their intentions.

All they want is to survive in a world that humans have made impossible to live in, for both human and non-human animals.

I know Brazilian names are very gendered, but are there any names that are used for both boys and girls (or maybe used for non-binary people)? I mention in recent years, because I have seen many names have become unisex recently around the globe. Names like Alex, Alexis, Max, Robin, Vinnie, etc. What are some equivalent names, that when people hear, they don't assume a gender unless they know the person or pronouns are used with it.

Mention one thing common in your country that Europeans find strange or impossible to relate to.

One thing I have noticed is that cariocas curse a lot. They include a LOT of swearing in their speech, like porra, pqp, and caralho, while paulistas are a bit more restrained about it, or don’t do it in their speech at all. Another thing is that paulistas are usually more punctual, while cariocas are often very late, if they arrive at all. What other differences are there?

When I try to sound Brazilian while speaking Portuguese, I sometimes worry that it comes out as if I’m faking the accent. I can pronounce the sounds clearly, and I try to soften my tongue a bit to sound gentler and imitate the nasal sound.

Is that kind of effort normal, or should I just speak more naturally and let the accent come out however it does? Sometimes my pronunciation can sound a little rough on certain words.

At the same time, I feel like the more I imitate native speakers, the more natural it may become over time. What has your experience with accents been like?

I asked a question earlier about Brazilians living abroad, many people responded that they are not considered Brazilians, if they were born and raised outside Brazil.

Now I want to know your opinion on a reverse situation, where a person wasn't born in Brazil and neither of parents are Brazilian, but that person has lived in Brazil for several years(and continues to live), is a citizen and speaks Portuguese, can they be considered Brazilian and call themselves Brazilian without explaining their origin?

I am considering a subscription mainly because I want to consume content from my chosen country, instead of local content. I heard this is the best VPN in terms of privacy, can I use it for social media apps like TikTok or IG? Also does it help change ads to that of a chosen country as well on Instagram? Thank you.

What would you say are main difference in mindset, lifestyle, character, etc. What are some natural features that you have regardless of birthplace and culture?

Let's say you are in a café and want to pay the bill or order something, and they don't look at you, how do you get them to come to your table? What do you say?

Who are some local artists that are talented and well known inside your country but not famous anywhere else?

I had a conversation with a guy about farmers separating calves from their mothers. I even sent him a video about it. But instead of responding to the actual point, he got hung up on the fact that I called the calf a “baby” and started trying to explain the difference between a human baby and an animal.

At one point he asked me how animals are born, and without overthinking it I said: they have sex, there’s a pregnancy, and then the baby is born. That completely made him angry. He got emotional and basically told me not to talk to him again as long as I “think like that.”

Looking back on it, I think what bothered him was the idea that human reproduction is tied to romance and emotional love, while animal reproduction isn’t. So in his mind, if animals don’t “make love,” then their offspring shouldn’t be called babies.

I’m still kind of shocked by the whole interaction, when people miss the point and hang on to details that don't make much sense.

I hear people say it is the coldest state by far. How are you holding up there? How are you preparing yourself for the cold winter ahead? Any "secrets" that keep you warm?

I can't get it inside my head how some people actually believe and bring up the argument of plants having feelings. Comparing a leaf of lettuce to a pig? I feel like these people have no basic understanding of ethics, consent, suffering... How can you possibly reason with them? Bringing up the absence of nervous system /brain doesn't seem to convince them that plants can't feel, while animals do. Is it even worth explaining? How do you make them understand how absurd that idea is?

What are some books that everyone has read and is viewed as ignorant not to recognize it? For example books that are being quoted from most often.

It can be historical, fiction, non-fiction.

I am interested to know your expectations, do Argentine people think they can become champions again, what about Brazil, do they have a chance? Would you be happy if a LatAm country wins but it's not your country?