Flame wars in the comments section don’t do anything but inspire more cynicism and aggression. Don’t like a story? Then downvote it, and maybe leave a constructive comment. Then move on.
Did someone respond negatively, unconstructively, or aggressively? Let a mod know rather than feeding into it. Our community doesn’t need the comments turning into a cesspool of insults.
This comments section has turned into a “hate the vegans” thread, and isn’t really doing anything productive.
If someone makes a statement or comparison about animal cruelty that you don’t agree with, disagreeing is fine… but throwing insults and making disingenuous “but plants feel pain tho” arguments is completely counter-productive.