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This is full of lies, it is not an ethical alternative to cow's milk because it uses a ton of natural resources to produce. It is also foolish to say bees and c

This is full of lies, it is not an ethical alternative to cow's milk because it uses a ton of natural resources to produce. It is also foolish to say bees and climate change are mutually exclusive factors. Bees being alive will help curb climate change. You cannot live without bees in the world. Put the almond milk down.

gridlockd 7y ago
> This is full of lies, it is not an ethical alternative to cow's milk because it uses a ton of natural resources to produce. What doesn't take a ton of resources to produce while still being nutritious? What's unethical about taking natural resources to produce food in the first place? Nature is all about eating itself, perpetually. > You cannot live without bees in the world. That's a myth.
- klyrs 7y ago
  > What doesn't take a ton of resources to produce while still being nutritious? Absolutely? Nothing. Relatively? Just about anything but animals and nuts. Per gram of protein, nuts require more water than even beef: https://waterfootprint.org/en/water-footprint/product-water-footprint/water-footprint-crop-and-animal-products/ https://waterfootprint.org/en/water-footprint/product-water-...
  - gridlockd 7y ago
    Animals are pretty good at converting poor-quality plant protein into high-quality animal protein, along with certain micro-nutrients that plants do not contain at all, or at least not in a readily bio-available form. Also, water in and of itself isn't an exhaustible resource. If it becomes too expensive, water-hungry foods like almonds will simply price themselves out of the market.
    - klyrs 7y ago
      > Also, water in and of itself isn't an exhaustible resource Freshwater, on the other hand. > If it becomes too expensive, water-hungry foods like almonds will simply price themselves out of the market. This macroeconomic argument hasn't played well. I've heard people say that carbon-based fuels will price themselves out if externalities become too severe. The end game is brimksmanship, and macroeconomic reasoning says its fine to deprive a local poor population of drinking water if local businesses can make greater profits selling almonds.

gridlockd 7y ago

> This is full of lies, it is not an ethical alternative to cow's milk because it uses a ton of natural resources to produce. What doesn't take a ton of resources to produce while still being nutritious? What's unethical about taking natural resources to produce food in the first place? Nature is all about eating itself, perpetually. > You cannot live without bees in the world. That's a myth.

klyrs 7y ago
> What doesn't take a ton of resources to produce while still being nutritious? Absolutely? Nothing. Relatively? Just about anything but animals and nuts. Per gram of protein, nuts require more water than even beef: https://waterfootprint.org/en/water-footprint/product-water-footprint/water-footprint-crop-and-animal-products/ https://waterfootprint.org/en/water-footprint/product-water-...
- gridlockd 7y ago
  Animals are pretty good at converting poor-quality plant protein into high-quality animal protein, along with certain micro-nutrients that plants do not contain at all, or at least not in a readily bio-available form. Also, water in and of itself isn't an exhaustible resource. If it becomes too expensive, water-hungry foods like almonds will simply price themselves out of the market.
  - klyrs 7y ago
    > Also, water in and of itself isn't an exhaustible resource Freshwater, on the other hand. > If it becomes too expensive, water-hungry foods like almonds will simply price themselves out of the market. This macroeconomic argument hasn't played well. I've heard people say that carbon-based fuels will price themselves out if externalities become too severe. The end game is brimksmanship, and macroeconomic reasoning says its fine to deprive a local poor population of drinking water if local businesses can make greater profits selling almonds.