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This is kind of an off-the-wall idea, but... what about creating artificial meat substitutes for these prized exotic animals? Couldn't Beyond Meat create a pre
by dcolkitt 7y ago
This is kind of an off-the-wall idea, but... what about creating artificial meat substitutes for these prized exotic animals?
Couldn't Beyond Meat create a pretty close facsimile to pangolin or bat or snake or whatever? Obviously this wouldn't eliminate 100% of demand. Particularly among those eating the animals for their magical properties, instead of their taste. But even if artificial versions of exotic meats could cut consumption by 20-30%, the corresponding risk of zoonotic virus transmission should fall linearly along with that.
- balola 7y agoIt's valueded because it's wild and natural, they don't care about the costs, many of the eaters show off this dish on social media coz they are rich and powerful, and won't be punished for eating endangered animals. And it's not that exotic meats are all delicious so people prize them, what flavor do shark fins/cubilose have? It's the supposed power they got.
- kkdaemas 7y agoThis wouldn't work. It's like diamonds, the value is in the rarity.