Why I'm a weekday vegetarian - Graham Hill
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about a year ago
about a year ago
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i asked myself a question
i asked myself a question
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knowing what i know
knowing what i know
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why am i not a vegetarian
why am i not a vegetarian
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after all
after all
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i'm one of the green guys i grew up with
i'm one of the green guys i grew up with
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hippie parents in a log cabin
hippie parents in a log cabin
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i care about this stuff
i care about this stuff
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i knew that eating a mere hamburger a
i knew that eating a mere hamburger a
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day could increase my risk of dying by a
day could increase my risk of dying by a
third
third
third
cruelty
cruelty
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i knew that the 10 billion
i knew that the 10 billion
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animals we raise each year for meat
animals we raise each year for meat
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are raised in factory farm conditions
are raised in factory farm conditions
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that we hypocritically wouldn't even
that we hypocritically wouldn't even
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consider for our own cats
consider for our own cats
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dogs and other pets
dogs and other pets
environmentally
environmentally
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meat amazingly
meat amazingly
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causes more emissions than all of
causes more emissions than all of
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transportation combined cars trains
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planes buses boats all of it and beef
planes buses boats all of it and beef
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production uses a hundred times the
production uses a hundred times the
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i also knew that
i also knew that
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i'm not alone
i'm not alone
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we as a society are eating twice as much
we as a society are eating twice as much
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so what was once the special little side
so what was once the special little side
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treat now is the main much more regular
treat now is the main much more regular
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so really any of these angles should
so really any of these angles should
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have been enough to convince me to go
have been enough to convince me to go
vegetarian
vegetarian
vegetarian
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there i was
there i was
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tucking into a big old steak
tucking into a big old steak
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so why was i stalling
so why was i stalling
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i realized that what i was being pitched
i realized that what i was being pitched
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was a binary solution
was a binary solution
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it was either you're a meat-eater or
it was either you're a meat-eater or
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you're a vegetarian
you're a vegetarian
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and i guess i just wasn't quite ready
and i guess i just wasn't quite ready
imagine
imagine
imagine
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so my common sense
so my common sense
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my good intentions whoops
my good intentions whoops
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we're in conflict with my taste buds
we're in conflict with my taste buds
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and i'd commit to doing it later
and i'd commit to doing it later
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and not surprisingly later never came
and not surprisingly later never came
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so i wondered
so i wondered
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might there be a third solution
might there be a third solution
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and i thought about it and i came up
and i thought about it and i came up
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with one
with one
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and i've been doing it for the last year
and i've been doing it for the last year
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and it's great it's called weekday veg
and it's great it's called weekday veg
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the name says it all
the name says it all
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nothing with a face monday to friday
nothing with a face monday to friday
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on the weekend
on the weekend
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your choice
your choice
simple
simple
simple
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if you want to take it to the next level
if you want to take it to the next level
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remember the major culprits in terms of
remember the major culprits in terms of
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environmental damage and health
environmental damage and health
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are red and processed meats
are red and processed meats
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so you want to swap those out with some
so you want to swap those out with some
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good sustainably harvested fish
good sustainably harvested fish
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it's structured so it ends up being
it's structured so it ends up being
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simple to remember
simple to remember
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and it's okay to break it here and there
and it's okay to break it here and there
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after all cutting five days a week is
after all cutting five days a week is
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cutting 70 percent of your meat intake
cutting 70 percent of your meat intake
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the program has been great weekday veg
the program has been great weekday veg
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my footprint's smaller
my footprint's smaller
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i'm lessening pollution
i'm lessening pollution
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i feel better about the animals i'm even
i feel better about the animals i'm even
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saving money best of all i'm healthier
saving money best of all i'm healthier
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i know that i'm going to live longer
i know that i'm going to live longer
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i've even lost a little weight
i've even lost a little weight
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so please
so please
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ask yourselves for your health
ask yourselves for your health
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for your pocketbook
for your pocketbook
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for the environment for the animals
for the environment for the animals
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what's stopping you from giving wake
what's stopping you from giving wake
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dave edge a shot
dave edge a shot
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after all
after all
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if all of us
if all of us
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ate half as much meat
ate half as much meat
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it would be like half of us were
it would be like half of us were
vegetarians
vegetarians
vegetarians
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you
Graham Hill, vegetarian, vegetarianism, vegan, veganism, Meatless, Monday, weekday, vegetarian, TED, TED, Talk, TED-Ed, Ed, TEDEducation
