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normal_fridge t1_j2doghv wrote

I'll be happy to see "real" meat becoming more expensive as synthetic meat becomes cheaper

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ComradeOmarova t1_j2dp2hj wrote

Ah, because humanity has such a great track record of inventing artificial foods that are “healthy” for us in the long run…

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NikiLauda88 t1_j2dprw2 wrote

Yes, industrial meat is soooooooo healthy. Thanks for the reminder

Cough cough ass cancer cough environmental disaster cough cough animal cruelty cough

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ComradeOmarova t1_j2dq681 wrote

This isn’t a binary choice of “poorly raised real meat vs synthetic meat”. There are sustainable ways to raise and grow meat (just like any living thing on the planet) and we should continue innovating towards sustainability.

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NikiLauda88 t1_j2dr20s wrote

Sustainably raised meat would go to OP’s point >> highly priced meat. 99%+ of meat consumed is not currently raised sustainably.

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InsaneTechnomancer t1_j2dpyny wrote

I'm excited for synthetic meat. Not only because we don't have to keep killing animals, but also because farmed meat's impact on greenhouse gasses.

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RatKing20786 t1_j2dqq20 wrote

Do you mean synthetic meat as in lab grown muscle tissue, or as in the impossible burger stuff? I honestly have a hard time seeing either of those business models scaling up enough in the next ten years to make them more affordable than actual meat from an animal.

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Rabbit1015 t1_j2dymy5 wrote

I read somewhere that the lab grown tissue was 10 years ago something insane like 1 million a burger to produce. By now it has lowered to 10 dollars a burger. Still not realistic as companies have to make a profit to make them switch but it gives me hope that when it can be made cheaper then regular meat then we will see it on the dollar menu.

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Chrontius t1_j2e3aq7 wrote

Whatever the fuck it is, it needs to be gluten free.

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