The Only Obstacle Is You - Interview of Ben Mazaya

In this interview, Ben Mazaya, vegan educator and former restaurant owner from Canada, shares his personal journey, his transition to veganism, his street vegan education experience, and his vision of the vegan movement. We explore important topics like: how new vegans are actually created, the role of questions and emotions in vegan education, the influence of Paul Bashir, the legacy of Gary Yourofsky and Leslie J. Cross, and the current ideological drift within the vegan movement. Ben also explains how he received death threats, including from other "vegans", for refusing to adopt a politically correct narrative that turns its back on animals. He explains why veganism is not an opinion, not a lifestyle, but a matter of justice. Finally, he presents an original artificial intelligence project designed to help activists respond to anti-vegan arguments, and shares his vision of how a vegan world can realistically be achieved. If you enjoy it, please let us known in the comment and subscribe to our channel to discover our next great interview that may surprise you a lot. Jérémie ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key takeaways from this interview : 1 - Effective education is based on questions. 2 - Emotion play a key role for change 3 - If we all have a clear vegan message, a vegan world is achievable ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Follow Ben Mazaya YouTube: Ben Mazaya Instagram: @benmazaya TikTok: @benmazaya Tik Tok 2: @xcarnivore X: Ben Mazaya Threads: Ben Mazaya Substack: Ben Mazaya Linkedin: Ben Mazaya Interview filmed in February 2025 Edited by Sébastien Rémy