Thanks for the thoughtful comment. Sorry it took me so long to notice it, I don't come on here very much now.

I agree that labels don't need to be divisive. But, unfortunately I think we are far too immature to handle them appropriately, for the most part. I had meant to say that I think the label vegan could have been a good one, but because the popular opinion of vegans has been soured, at this point I don't see much value in holding onto it.

I see your point about plant sentience and other animals eating plants, but other animals also eat other animals, and we have opted against that. When I observe the world, I do not feel as I know many vegans do, that all life is equally important and that all species should be protected the same. I do believe that humans are the most significant of all species, but I think we have used as an excuse to dominate all others and shape the world as we see fit. But, I recognize that signiifcant, intelligence and philosophical prowess as a burden of responsibility. If we have the abilit to think the deepest, and to make the biggest impact on the world, then I feel it is our duty to protect all other species- including plant life. I think it is difficult now because they have fucked with our food to the extent that it seems difficult to survive on fruit alone unless you can afford the best there is and have the convenience of acquiring it frequently. But, I do think that in an ideal world we would preserve as much life as possible, and that would include not eating vegetables that we don't need to eat. That's in an ideal world though, and we have a long fucking way to go before we could ever even begin constructing that.

I don't have the data to watch that video right now, but I am intrigued and will be checking it out as soon as I'm able to, so thanks for the share.