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> Some people say it will be like sushi in 20 years. I am really optimistic that it may be a lot faster This outlook does not seem realistic. 20 years ago I re
by patorjk 8y ago
> Some people say it will be like sushi in 20 years. I am really optimistic that it may be a lot faster
This outlook does not seem realistic. 20 years ago I remember watching a news segment on Australian TV about how eating bugs was the future. The people they interviewed were mostly grossed out. I don't think much has changed. I think it's more likely that you'll see people take up a more vegetarian diet if meat starts to become scarce.
- kpil 8y agoI think it might be more than just "culture". Bugs, maggots and worms are associated with disease, decay, and death. I doubt I've learned to jump when I see a spider, or gross out when I find maggots in the garbage can,there's probably a large portion of instinct there. I just about tolerate eating shrimp mainly because it tastes so darn good. If it would taste so so, I'd pass. The whole thing seem more related to lobbying so that large corporations can sell even cheaper junk to us as food. I have no doubts that they would scoop up and sell us processed waste directly from the sewer if they got away with it.
- lookACamel 8y agoThe association is mostly due to urbanization and the effect that has had on the human psyche.
- voltagex_ 8y agoA while ago, an icecream company had "free samples" of cricket icecream in capital cities. You could see the crickets - of course people are going to freak out. https://concreteplayground.com/sydney/event/feeding-future-pop/ https://concreteplayground.com/sydney/event/feeding-future-p... I mean come on - the photo on that page is good for headlines but it's got to be terrible for business.