“The 5 Obstacles I Had to Overcome to Become Vegan” by David Bravo

Today, I became vegan. Just 24 hours ago, I couldn’t have imagined this would be the case — at least not so soon. Reading Óscar Horta's Making A Stand For Animals[1] (MASFA, from now on) hit me like a freight train as I turned page after page, chapter after chapter. Now there was something I could no longer unsee — something that compelled me to act in accordance. Internally, this feels like the first major moral decision I’ve made in my life. I had made important decisions before to align with my values. Volunteering, joining Effective Altruism, committing to upskilling in AI Safety rather than pursuing a Master's or a conventional job, taking the 10% Pledge, saying “yes” to helping run an EA university group. It's not that these weren’t hard decisions, but they didn’t feel like hard moral decisions. They involved practical challenges, but they simply felt like [...] ---Outline:(01:38) I(03:27) II(05:55) III(09:11) IV(09:57) V(11:28) Being vegan as a case of EA in practice--- First published: October 10th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/bG9qqPWMrGdDDJEt5/the-5-obstacles-i-had-to-overcome-to-become-vegan --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.