Brownian Motion@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoPlant based ricelemmy.worldimagemessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down11file-text
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minus-squareVikingHippie@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·2 years agoNo it isn’t. Plant-based means based on plants, which a beer is and a burger isn’t. Movies and TV shows can be based on a true story without being documentaries,. It’s the same thing with plant-based food that isn’t 100% vegan.
minus-squareneutronicturtle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years agoLanguage is interesting in this way. Same words in different contexts mean different things. “Based on true events” = “Contains traces of what actually happened” “Plant based” = “Does not contain animal products but can contain mushrooms even though they are not plants”
No it isn’t. Plant-based means based on plants, which a beer is and a burger isn’t.
Movies and TV shows can be based on a true story without being documentaries,. It’s the same thing with plant-based food that isn’t 100% vegan.
Language is interesting in this way. Same words in different contexts mean different things.
“Based on true events” = “Contains traces of what actually happened”
“Plant based” = “Does not contain animal products but can contain mushrooms even though they are not plants”