i am a vegan.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Veganism is both the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products, particularly in diet, and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. A follower of either the diet or the philosophy is known as a vegan ( ). Distinctions are sometimes made between several categories of veganism. \"Dietary vegans\" (or strict vegetarians) refrain from consuming animal products, not only meat but also eggs, dairy products and other animal-derived substances. The term \"ethical vegan\" is often applied to those who not only follow a vegan diet but extend the philosophy into other areas of their lives, and oppose the use of animals for any purpose. Another term is \"environmental veganism\", which refers to the avoidance of animal products on the premise that the harvesting or industrial farming of animals is environmentally damaging and unsustainable. Well-planned vegan diets can reduce the risk of some types of chronic disease, including heart disease. They are regarded as appropriate for all stages of life including during infancy and pregnancy by the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietitians of Canada, and the British Dietetic Association. The German Society for Nutrition does not recommend vegan diets for children, adolescents nor during pregnancy and breastfeeding.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I'M INTERESTED IN MAKING A RADICAL CHANGE TO VEGANISM."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "WHAT BRINGS YOU TO THIS DECISION? Is it because of animal cruelty? Are you Straight Edge?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "YEAH, ANIMAL CRUELTY MORE THAN ANYTHING. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Have you considered simply cutting out beef and pork? Chickens can be ethically raised as well as goats and even pigs, I think (personally) the issue is the agricultural SYSTEM they are raised and abused in"}, {"role": "user", "content": "THERE ARE HUMANE WAYS OF GOING ABOUT, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE AGRICULTURERS HAVE LOST THEIR HUMANITY."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yep, humans used to kill for food and it was much more humane, now animals are literally manufactured like a bottle of water and sent off to die. Our agricultural system actually dooms us to a future of total runaway climate change"}, {"role": "user", "content": "RIGHT? IT'S SO SAD, AND IF MONEY IS WHAT DRIVES THEM, THEN THE ONLY DIFFERENCE I CAN MAKE IS TO STOP FEEDING THAT DRIVE."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Unfortunately, there isn't any stopping it, even if everyone in America quit, companies would still demand the meat and their business would be met. Our government is literally GOB from Arrested Development"}, {"role": "user", "content": "YES BUT I THINK MY CONSCIENCE WOULD BE MORE AT EASE IF I'M NOT A PART OF IT. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "What are the benefits physiologically of  the practice of veganism?"}]