YouTube's Most Psychotic Vegan

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[nickm]

Tom is the kind of guy to release a documentary on a vegan dude on Thanksgiving

[ransomnotes]

When he said he would be in favor of killing carnivorus animals to protect other animals, my jaw dropped.

[CHURCHISAWESUM]

The funniest interaction I’ve ever seen with this guy was when Tristan Haggard asked him in a debate: “If you saw a bear eating a fish, would you arrest the bear for violating the fish’s equal right to life?” And he said yes.

[brooke]

As a biologist Yellowstone is definitely an example of how lacking predators causes an environmental impact. It was found the overpopulation of herbivores changes the water ways. It affected the vegetation. I find it absurd that he says he judges people for being “misinformed” yet he has some very flawed logic based off of things that aren’t even true.

[bendovabich]

This video is way less hit piece and more measured and detailed Criticism but also explains the subject's view point in the most honest way possible. Would really love to see more content like this and the increased time and effort it takes definitely is worth it when it comes to the quality of the Video. Well Done! Definitely not what I was expecting and I am happy to he surprised!

[meilikino]

there's something so funny and interesting about seeing someone that is typically so volatile and troublesome act so chill and open to a casual conversation. it's a genuinely fascinating perspective we usually never see in these types of people.

[Cruzer]

It's funny how he brings up yellow stone as a "fine ecosystem" when without wolves the biodiversity was horrible and so many species disappeared from the area you need wolves to actively keep the elk in check

[sumoslamer]

1:14:00 Yellowstone ecosystem was fine without wolves?!?!?! I know this guy has issues, but saying that isn't only insane, it is blatantly wrong and stupid beyond imagination.
When the wolves in Yellowstone were hunted to extinction the deer population sky-rocketed and begun overgrazing to the point that other animals started dying off or migrating elsewhere.
"I am compassionate to animals because they are weak and so I decree that all carnivorous life-forms should be hunted into extinction", Said the "compassionate" person.

[woventheweird]

I really appreciate him being open about possible sociopathy. I wish more people who lack empathy were like that

[seangriffin]

There’s literally an entire documentary about how removing the wolves from Yellowstone severely damaged the ecosystem and reintroducing them directly helped in restoring it.

[endorsishorn]

Holy shit this is crazy. I appreciate that you’re willing to talk the people you commentate on instead of just spectating at them like animals.

[GriffinAt]

“Yellowstone national park was doing fine without the wolves” except it wasn’t. And they literally had to reintroduce wolves to balance out the ecosystem

[wonkabars]

Releasing a documentary of a vegan on Thanksgiving is low-key hilarious.

[blackknight-tnbw]

Funny thing is that this guy single handedly turned more people away from veganism than any anti-vegan youtuber out there

[consequences]

Has near death experience, realizes life is precious

Laughs at his grandfather having a heart attack and states he would kill meat eaters if it was legal.

[voidfish]

This is a weirdly specific thing to focus on, but to say that Yellowstone was doing just fine without wolves is an insane take. It's extremely well-documented and is one of the best examples of *why* predators are important to an ecosystem. When wolves were wiped out of Yellowstone, elk and coyote populations exploded. Elks overgrazed on grasses and trees which loosed the soil and drove out songbirds. The soil became less stable and the river banks eroded, eventually driving out beavers as well. Not only that, but the elk's overgrazing also affected bighorn sheep, bison, moose, and mule deer, to name a few. By reintroducing wolves, beavers and aspen trees came back to Yellowstone, and more vegetation became available. In fact, the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone is widely regarded as one of the greatest ecological successes in recent history. By taking wolves out of Yellowstone, we broke the equilibrium and dramatically affected the ecosystem in a negative way. I'm not going to claim I'm an expert in any regard, but I AM an ecology student and it's so frustrating to see such a poorly informed take when the information is literally at his fingertips. He just ignored the facts of the situation to try and further his claim.

[deviousredneck]

Tom is great at interviewing people. He has really grown as a great content creator. It’s been great watching him grow into what he has.

[TheEggSlayer]

you're vegan becuase you "love animals".
I'm Vegan becuase i hate plants.
We are NOT the same.

[lothwicke]

I'm getting heavy compulsive liar vibes from this dude. Start to finish he stinks of insecurity. Kudos to Tom for keeping a straight face through it all and handing us another insightful documentary!

[blazeboy]

This was a very well made video. As someone who doesn’t hold much of an opinion on Richard. I found it very fascinating to watch and come to understand him and things better. This is why I keep coming back to this channel. Amazing stuff man.