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I think the point is that we have tried making meat cheap and it created a lot of problems. Until we fix those problems the grandparent comments strategy seems
by bigfudge 6y ago
I think the point is that we have tried making meat cheap and it created a lot of problems. Until we fix those problems the grandparent comments strategy seems sound.
- TulliusCicero 6y agoHow is that strategy sound in the least? What's your plan to convert billions of people to stop eating meat? The objective here isn't to convert a few people on hacker news, it's to convert billions. "Hey dummies, just eat plants! They were here the whole time!" isn't gonna happen.
- bigfudge 6y agoI'm replying late but...By "strategy" here I'm referring to the strategy for humans to eat less meat to achieve environmental goals — not any particular strategy to achieve a reduction in meat eating. I agree that achieving that outcome is going to be hard.
- Dylan16807 6y agoWell I'm talking about both money and environmental costs, and we haven't done very much toward reducing the latter. I'd rather put a bunch of effort into reducing environmental impact than "just" eat traditional vegetables. When you say "until we fix those problems" you're suggesting a very different strategy from "just" working around it with no notable effort to do anything else.