I didn’t say it isn’t reasonable to be concerned with motives. It is unreasonable to assume motives. And it is certainly unreasonable to judge people based on those assumed motives. Especially when, as the OP did, the assumed motive STILL ISN’T VERY BAD.

Would you spend 10-20 bucks and 2+ hours of your time to see a movie you did not think you might like? That doesn’t mean you WILL like it, obviously, but would you see a movie if nothing about it interested you?

Look, at the end of the day, do you really think it is reasonable to judge someone because you think they maybe went vegan because other people went vegan?

I’m not claiming that paying for a movie means you’re going to like it. I’m saying that you wouldn’t pay for a movie unless you thought you had a good chance of liking it. Obviously, the product can end up disappointing...but you wouldn’t have gone if you didn’t think there was a good chance you’d like it. That…

Because that’s nonsense and you know it. Sure, in a hypothetical scenario where a psychopath with a bad understanding of biology wanted plants to suffer, I’d be a bit disturbed, sure. But that is just such an out there idea that it doesn’t really deserve discussing.

There are exceptions, yeah. You might see a movie because a friend dragged you along or because you were curious if it was bad as you heard or you were just bored and there was a showtime that worked well for you.

Uh...yeah. Do you normally pay money and spend 2 hours to see movies you don’t have any interest in?

Yeah, but you didn’t think of a real motive that anyone has, or that even makes sense.

I mean, context is important. When one person threatens to punch another person, and the first thing you have to say about it is “ugh of course the person mentioned their diet”, that shows some really fucking skewed priorities.

Does anyone, anyone at all, have that motive?

I’m not saying that. I’m saying that, if you’re willing to pay money and spend time to go see a movie, you’re probably picking that movie for a reason, and you’re probably predisposed to liking it.

Okay, let me rephrase: what motive could the person have that would some how warrant them being criticized for being vegan? Because the OP wanted to criticize vegans for only doing it because it is popular and, even if that’s the case...who cares? It’s still a personal choice that does not affect him.

What facts have you pointed out exactly? That the real problem is that a person mentioned she was vegan?

“I need a loan for a degree in nutrition”

You’re really bad at arguing, you know that?

I’m not dismissing the overall importance of motive.

Please show me the comments on this article where people are bashing people who eat meat.

Well, yeah. It doesn’t always work. But you wouldn’t have seen those movies if you weren’t interested in them, and if you were interested then you’re already predisposed to liking them.

Nah, just had a meeting at work.

Audience reviews without any kind of proof of purchase are bullshit. And even with proof of purchase, it’s an inherently skewed metric...oh, you liked a movie that you went out of your way and spent money to see? Shocking.