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minus-squarehakase@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·2 年前What an ass-backward decision.
minus-squareDamage@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 年前It’s par for the course. Italy is very restrictive when it comes to food regulations. Some times too much.
minus-squareinterceder270@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down13·2 年前Yeah, lab-grown meat is a horrendous waste of resources but it shouldn’t be banned.
minus-squareNix@merv.newslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-22 年前in what ways is it a waste of resources?
minus-squarelovesickoyster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 年前Bioreactors don’t scale at all. Lab grown meat will be an expensive niche.
minus-squareinterceder270@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down12·2 年前In what way isn’t it? All the money spent on it could be spent on things people need.
minus-squareinterceder270@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·2 年前Of course. If you’re trying to say they need fake meat though, then you’d be sorely mistaken.
minus-squareInfiltrated_ad8271@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 年前The “non-fake” meat is extremely wasteful. Lab-grown meat still has many problems, but at least 99% of the calories are not spent on keeping a cow alive in cruel conditions.
minus-squareinterceder270@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·edit-22 年前If only there was an alternative to eating meat.
minus-squareInfiltrated_ad8271@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-22 年前A realistic one to apply to our societies? Yep, if only there was… Luckily, for now we have some decent intermediate steps.
What an ass-backward decision.
It’s par for the course. Italy is very restrictive when it comes to food regulations. Some times too much.
Yeah, lab-grown meat is a horrendous waste of resources but it shouldn’t be banned.
in what ways is it a waste of resources?
Bioreactors don’t scale at all. Lab grown meat will be an expensive niche.
In what way isn’t it? All the money spent on it could be spent on things people need.
Like…food?
Of course.
If you’re trying to say they need fake meat though, then you’d be sorely mistaken.
The “non-fake” meat is extremely wasteful. Lab-grown meat still has many problems, but at least 99% of the calories are not spent on keeping a cow alive in cruel conditions.
If only there was an alternative to eating meat.
A realistic one to apply to our societies? Yep, if only there was…
Luckily, for now we have some decent intermediate steps.