From what I learned the problem is they don’t put it back in the river, it’s just in the coolant systems and stays there. And they won’t disclose how much they are actually using.

Maybe in the context of this instance, sure, that caveat is applicable. Outside of this place, out in the real world, it isn’t.

Some people can’t afford the cost of giving a shit, and expecting everyone to have the same levels of economic freedom and access to food and clothing needs as you do is a position coming from ignorance and privilege. Even thinking of moving as a voluntary thing is from that same position.

If you can be vegan and can afford to live that lifestyle, great, that’s a moral thing to do.

If you’re starving on the street you don’t have the option.

The fact veganism is an option some people can choose and others can’t makes it a privilege.

When you’re in desperate levels of food scarcity, you don’t have room to be picky. When you are relying on borrowed/stolen/passed down or thrifted clothing, you’re going to wear what you can get.

Veganism is an ethical choice, but it’s a choice some people aren’t in a position to make.

That’s what makes it a privilege.

I think that calling veganism privileged is a response to the more militant vegans who don’t realize that economic hardship and food scarcity can make their version of veganism unsustainable for some people.