Why are so many of you SO against veggie-based meat substitutes?

I come from a very long line of ranchers here in the west. Both Native and settlers, the hardest thing in the world was switching to an all veggie diet. about nine years ago, I was sitting at breakfast eating sausage and eggs, and I looked at the sausage on my fork, I no longer saw a piece of meat, I saw the animal. From that day forward, if I wanted meat I would ask myself, "at this moment, Walks, could you go out and kill, skin, butcher, an animal'? Oh, I am capable of doing it, I have knowledge, but, could I KILL and DO all the work it takes to have that tasty steak, or burger, or chicken. So, knowing the work it takes to kill and skin and butcher a cow, or chicken or lamb, etc. I decide 'nope!' now, my family still eats meat, and sometimes, I'll take a taste of a perfectly grilled steak and it tastes like shit! It tastes like death to me!!!