• NewLeaf@hexbear.net
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    6 months ago

    My thing is: who is the target demographic? I don’t see anyone switching back from being vegetarian or vegan, and right wingers already hate it. Wine moms who still shop at Whole Foods?

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      6 months ago

      Are veggie meat alternatives cheaper that meat? Because I think once you have a product that is just as tasty and cheaper it’s just a generation or maybe two to wipe up the meat industry.

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        6 months ago

        No, they’re not, but people need to get over burger brain and realize you don’t have to eat meat every meal. Meat substitutes are nice for a treat, but you should totally just eat plants if you’re veg/vegan

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      6 months ago

      Anyone who isn’t anti-woke or already vegan/vegetarian? Which is still… a lot of people. Just less in America where oh no the woke virus or fucking whatever. Still plenty who do want to eat less meat or whatever.

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        6 months ago

        I just don’t see that happening. They have an opportunity to make “flawless” meat and they’ll do it. The peasants can eat the factory farm garbage

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      Plenty of people can’t digest a lot of plant meats, but can digest real meat. There’s a ton of potentially problematic issues with plant based meat right now, including high amounts of carbohydrates and complex sugars. So it’s very good for people with medical disabilities

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      6 months ago

      Honestly, I’d be very in favor of lab-grown animal products, if they were affordable enough. I’m a pretty big foodie and it would be very wonderful to have an ethical way of enjoying and sharing recipes for which I’ve been unable to find an adequate vegan substituion.

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        6 months ago

        Good point. Like how electric cars are supposed to save us, but are worse for the environment because of the production process