Being an on again off again vegan, the shit that’s vegan today is light years ahead of the crap we ate ten to twenty years ago. That was gross garbage that you really had to put the morality in front of your tastebuds. Which I agree with, it was just hard to eat Tofurkey or Tempeh seasoned different ways. Now you have stuff made from fermented yeast that makes a burger patty vegan but still look, act, and taste like a meat patty. 

You’re right, people who haven’t tried it are in the, “it’s cardboard” or “bacon is so delicious” camp, they don’t realize the industry has changed.