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pearastic t1_je3ybyi wrote

Reply to comment by Schrodingers_tombola in Italy wages war on lab-grown food in drive to protect tradition by BlueZybez

Lab-grown food would be amazing at finally lowering the amounts of animals suffering in farms.

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Schrodingers_tombola t1_je3yu4f wrote

I can't deny that, and particularly for fresh meat, but I would rather people just age veg and stuff like they are supposed to.

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pearastic t1_je3yz3w wrote

"Like they are supposed to"?

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PugnaciousHippie t1_je3zz35 wrote

Yeah, he means meat straight off the bone, raw and bloody. Seafood straight off the spear/hook. Milk straight from the nipple. And people should only forage for their fruits and vegetables. All modern advancements must be stopped. We must protect Italy at all costs.

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pearastic t1_je4126q wrote

I'll never understand this kind of thinking. I don't know why appeal to nature is actually a convincing argument for some. Oh well.

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Schrodingers_tombola t1_je42ewg wrote

No I mean people should reduce consumption of meat in general by eating more veggies, lentils beans and pulses, rather than lab-grown stuff. It's something we all can do now to make a difference without having to wait for lab-grown stuff, and it will make us all healthier in the long run.

Processed meats and cheeses should be high-quality and infrequent treats, rather than forming the bedrock of every meal.

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Schrodingers_tombola t1_je42ux3 wrote

I don't think Italian products like Parma Ham or Parmesan are natural, so I don't think it is an appeal to nature. I'm not a paleo moron. I'm just sick of people waiting for tech solutions to things they could do straight away, when the tech solutions end up being worse anyway. I remember when uber and Tesla were going to have self-driving taxis by now and we wouldn't need to buy our own cars. All the money wasted on uber most places would have been better off spending on their existing taxis, public transport and cycling. Now second-hand cars are even more expensive than ever (not ubers fault, to be fair).

I just can't help but feel the same will apply to lab grown meat, and that we'd be better off solving the problem of people eating too much meat by having them eat less meat, rather than delaying the reckoning.

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pearastic t1_je4394y wrote

Most people can never be convinced of a vegan diet. I mean, I'm not actually vegan. The lab-grown meats could bring an organic (pun intended) change to society. If it will be available and as good as real meat (and maybe even more affordable), a lot more people could be convinced, thus maybe even opening the door to legislation partially banning farm animals, or enforcing better conditions for them.

It's not good enough that technically people could switch over to vegetables, because most people won't.

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