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I blame meat consumption. This video from Mark Rober was eye opening for me. As a meat eater myself I'm convinced that eating meat is unsustainable. It's just

by dudus 5y ago

I blame meat consumption. This video from Mark Rober was eye opening for me. As a meat eater myself I'm convinced that eating meat is unsustainable. It's just a matter of time until we can't keep up with demand and meat will become something only the 1% can afford. https://youtu.be/-k-V3ESHcfA https://youtu.be/-k-V3ESHcfA While it's so profitable to burn down forests and grow cattle people will keep doing it. Until there's nothing left .

toomuchtodo 5y ago
CRISPR has become so easy, I’d be surprised if someone didn’t create a gene drive to prevent the reproduction of animals used in industrial farming. PETA has the funding for this sort of endeavor. Compared to convincing an entire planet to eat less meat (which is never going to happen on the timeline needed considering greenhouse emissions), seems like less of a schlep.
- johnsimer 5y ago
  Tony Seba from RethinkX claims that declining costs of Precision Fermentation will replace animal farming within 10-15 years
  - toomuchtodo 5y ago
    Fingers crossed.
iptpus 5y ago
This video changed my mind in the opposite direction. https://youtu.be/sGG-A80Tl5g https://youtu.be/sGG-A80Tl5g Stopping meat consumption would make a negligible difference in emissions. It's more valuable to focus on minimizing food waste instead.
- rolandog 5y ago
  Let's not focus on either/or. I feel that that causes division, and we waste valuable time. At this point of the crisis we need as much help as possible. We need to do both. I've been biking and using public transport for long distances for the last two years... Though I did rent a car for a week half a year ago. I've almost entirely stopped eating beef, but I still have room for improvement when it comes to chicken, fish, and pork. I've been sorting my waste, and recycling plastic bottles, cardboard, and glass; though I admittedly should learn to compost. The thing that has been the hardest for me is to stop consuming plastic altogether. That's almost impossible in grocery stores. I think that grocery stores and restaurants should try to shift their supply chains to allow to refill standardized (glass?) containers, but I don't think this will happen unless there is some sort of regulation to pressure them into changing. What are your thoughts on this?

by dudus 5y ago

toomuchtodo 5y ago

CRISPR has become so easy, I’d be surprised if someone didn’t create a gene drive to prevent the reproduction of animals used in industrial farming. PETA has the funding for this sort of endeavor. Compared to convincing an entire planet to eat less meat (which is never going to happen on the timeline needed considering greenhouse emissions), seems like less of a schlep.

johnsimer 5y ago
Tony Seba from RethinkX claims that declining costs of Precision Fermentation will replace animal farming within 10-15 years
- toomuchtodo 5y ago
  Fingers crossed.

iptpus 5y ago

This video changed my mind in the opposite direction. https://youtu.be/sGG-A80Tl5g https://youtu.be/sGG-A80Tl5g Stopping meat consumption would make a negligible difference in emissions. It's more valuable to focus on minimizing food waste instead.

rolandog 5y ago
Let's not focus on either/or. I feel that that causes division, and we waste valuable time. At this point of the crisis we need as much help as possible. We need to do both. I've been biking and using public transport for long distances for the last two years... Though I did rent a car for a week half a year ago. I've almost entirely stopped eating beef, but I still have room for improvement when it comes to chicken, fish, and pork. I've been sorting my waste, and recycling plastic bottles, cardboard, and glass; though I admittedly should learn to compost. The thing that has been the hardest for me is to stop consuming plastic altogether. That's almost impossible in grocery stores. I think that grocery stores and restaurants should try to shift their supply chains to allow to refill standardized (glass?) containers, but I don't think this will happen unless there is some sort of regulation to pressure them into changing. What are your thoughts on this?