How much of a hippie are you?

The title is tongue-in-cheek and I hope it doesn't offend anyone. I have a lot of respect for people who do everything they can for nature and all living things in it!

Edit: I should probably add my answer. I'm a vegan and I try to meditate daily. I try to live with as quiet a mind as possible, and only use my mind when it is needed.

 

Yes, there's a lot more to being a hippie than what you eat and what you (don't) do with your mind. I would consider a person a hippie if they live off of whatever nature provides and don't use money.

 

Gah, I must have messed up the settings! Could a moderator fix this? Pretty please with sugar on top. :eusa_ange

The results as of now are:

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I'm a vegan and I meditate. 		        1 	14.29%
I'm a vegan and I don't meditate. 		1 	14.29%
I'm a vegetarian and I meditate. 		1 	14.29%
I'm a vegetarian and I don't meditate. 		0 	0%
I'm an omnivore and I meditate. 		1 	14.29%
I'm an omnivore and I don't meditate. 		3 	42.86%

 

Meditation is very useful, but it can be hard to calm the mind sometimes. I never had a massive taste for meat, so it was pretty easy to give up for me. Milk chocolate on the other hand...... :lol:

Updated stats:

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I'm a vegan and I meditate. 			1 	8.33%
I'm a vegan and I don't meditate. 		1 	8.33%
I'm a vegetarian and I meditate. 		1 	8.33%
I'm a vegetarian and I don't meditate. 		0 	0%
I'm an omnivore and I meditate. 		2 	16.67%
I'm an omnivore and I don't meditate. 		7 	58.33%

Interesting stats so far. 22.2% of omnivores meditate and 66% of vegetarians and vegans combined. Not exactly a huge sample size, but it's still fun. :lol:

Edit, this was posted while I was posting:

Like I said, the title is tongue-in-cheek and I definitely don't define a hippie as this. It was just a fun title. If you consider yourself a hippie I won't say you aren't simply because you're an omnivore and don't meditate.

 

Mother Nature is lovely, isn't she?

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I'm a vegan and I meditate. 			1 	7.69%
I'm a vegan and I don't meditate. 		2 	15.38%
I'm a vegetarian and I meditate. 		1 	7.69%
I'm a vegetarian and I don't meditate. 		0 	0%
I'm an omnivore and I meditate. 		2 	15.38%
I'm an omnivore and I don't meditate. 		7 	53.85%

Interesting, I didn't predict this. There are more vegans that don't meditate than vegans who do so far. This is actually the case with the people (all the 3 people ) I know in real life who are vegans: 2 don't meditate, 1 does.

 

Yes, Hexagon! Now we're 4 meditating vegans vs. 2 non-meditating vegans.

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I'm a vegan and I meditate. 			4 	23.53%
I'm a vegan and I don't meditate. 		2 	11.76%
I'm a vegetarian and I meditate. 		1 	5.88%
I'm a vegetarian and I don't meditate. 		0 	0%
I'm an omnivore and I meditate. 		2 	11.76%
I'm an omnivore and I don't meditate. 		8 	47.06%

Seems like the rate of vegans/vegetarians is significantly higher in our community than the general population thus far. I was actually expecting it, but it's interesting to see the numbers.

Gallup from 2012 shows 5% in America are vegetarian and 2% are vegans.

Edit:

Updated poll results, because more people responded.

 

Thanks. I already asked in this thread earlier, but now I posted in the help and feedback forum as well. Maybe they're more likely to see it there. Not sure how I managed to mess up the poll settings in the first place. :eusa_doh:

 

That makes us even. Your avatar makes me laugh! :lol:

 

This, although the literal translation would be someone who eats anything. :lol: Wow, so far 50% of the responders are vegans or vegetarians! That's way more than I anticipated!