I don't disagree that it's easier for most people to just keep the status quo, but it's definitely not impossible to change.
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I don't disagree that it's easier for most people to just keep the status quo, but it's definitely not impossible to change.
We probably eat more fruit, but it's still orders of magnitude more environmentally friendly than meat and dairy.
Also if you are concerned about work conditions in the drug industry, you might also want to look into the conditions of slaughterhouse workers. Many of them are psychologically scarred for life. https://metro.co.uk/2017/12/31/how-killing-animals-everyday-... Paywalled source: https://brill.com/abstract/journals/soan/21/4/article-p395_5...
As for c, you can do multiple things at once to approach climate change. Especially since they are completly unrelated.
Weight loss isn't a really good metric. I also lost a similar amount of weight in the first few months of going vegan. Around 40 pounds after half a year and I feel great. My blood tests came back more than great even after 3 years now.
At the time I wished for better painkillers, but maybe it's actually better that way...
Even my parents started eating meat a lot less, basically only for big events and startet using oat milk for their coffee!