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@TheBrick(Tommy)
Let me rephrase that.
To a level of acceptable compromise,
or a to a level of personal sacrifice which we find palatable.
I am deviating from vegan here but as an example I was reading a interview with Nicholas Crane who has been all over the world, and he was saying how he had come to give up flying, now he was saying he misses being able to goto the Himalayas in 12 hours or so but does not feel he can justify the damage he is causing by doing that so he sacrifices that part of his life. Now it's not really a big sacrifice in many respects, his life is still very comfy not flying but it's a sacrifice he feel he can make and one that he is able to make. I don't think many people sacrifice everything they can but many people sacrifice everything they feel they can. The deferences between these two is little for some and large for others and in a sense it's what your level of comfort is that defines how close "is possible" and "what we feel possible" are for you personally. Neither of these points are stationary however. Aim to minimise the gap by what ever means you feel are doable is I guess what I am saying, and keep on pushing.
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