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If everyone ate beans instead of beef
- spurdoman77 7y agoWhat about methane emissions?
- RandomBacon 7y agoOurs, or the cows?
- scohesc 7y agoYes
- fred_is_fred 7y agoIf you think the populist rural tide that gave us Trump is bad now, imagine what happens if the beef industry in the US collapses. Yes I know this article is mainly to highlight the differences, but I am seriously concerned about the rise of self-driving trucks and plant based "meats" and the damage they will do to communities. The parts of the country hit by this still get to vote.
- Fjolsvith 7y agoThey probably ought to take the guns away before they take the meat.
- opn7d7 7y agoGood thing then the rural majority is over 50, never been more motivated in life than to hold down a boring or body ruining job, and is heavily dependent on liberal economies to prop up those jobs in the first place. Why not just let them live peacefully and automated truck deliver supplies? Why the extra effort of tethering them to the global financial scheme when by all accounts they largely just want to live a basic life? Oh wait right Wall Street profits and growth and disruption, I forgot. Capitalism!
- SketchySeaBeast 7y agoSo instead of us feeding the beans to the cows we eat them directly - the extra step makes it inefficient. That makes sense. Unfortunately beans don't occupy the same place in a meal, so the easiest solution seems to be to just not eat beef nor the beans, but then we need a substitute food. This seems to be neat math more than practical solution.
- chickenpotpie 7y agoIsn't that the whole point of Beyond and Impossible? Make vegetables have the same place in the meal as the meat they replace?
- SketchySeaBeast 7y agoIt is - hopefully those turn out to be actually healthy and sustainable options. Having had a beyond meat burger, I was totally happy with the experience. Unfortunately, I don't think it'll follow through for most other forms of beef, and I have some concerns in regards to its heavily processed nature.
- WorldMaker 7y agoPlus, existing common meat/entrée substitute Tofu (with a long history in Asian cuisine) is a soy bean cheese.
- tejohnso 7y agoWhat place are you referring to that beans can't occupy? They're both savoury proteins. Instead of broccoli, potatoes, and some meat, you have broccoli, potatoes, and some beans. Or instead of a beef burger you have a bean based veggie burger. Ground beef on pizza? Beans! Beef burrito? Beans!!
- jiveturkey 7y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXHkFZ-nG4Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXHkFZ-nG4Y