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http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html This story surfaces every few years. "Eat bugs, they're good for you" "Eat

by indy 5y ago

http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html This story surfaces every few years. "Eat bugs, they're good for you" "Eat bugs, they're high in protein" "Eat bugs, look, this high status person with a PhD eats them." Please ignore this story and don't eat the bugs

ewired 5y ago
Free edible insects in the wellness chamber on Aisle X! Get 'em while they're hot!
amelius 5y ago
Too late: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-43786055 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-43786055 Food colorant E120 is crushed insects.
- rowanG077 5y ago
  That is as close to eating an insect as eating peanut butter is to eating rats.
luc4sdreyer 5y ago
You're saying this is a PR piece? The story didn't claim that there are any benefits to eating Cicadas, and hardly made a case that they taste wonderful. If this is a PR piece, who's standing to gain from it? Your comment seems overly cynical.
oxfordmale 5y ago
I ordered some edible snack bugs from Amazon, but they are still very pricey compared to a bag of nuts. I wouldn't mind eating more of them, however, it is not cost effective quite yet.
godelski 5y ago
> Please ignore this story and don't eat the bugs I mean what I learn from the above is that bugs won't kill you if eaten. So why not eat bugs? (We can also ask why eat bugs) Are they actually bad for you?
- zdragnar 5y ago
  Surprise allergies to them are unpleasant (don't eat cicadas if you have a shellfish allergy).
- ethanbond 5y ago
  Cultural norms primarily
foobiter 5y ago
your link isn’t even a good comparison, suits are a fading anachronism… bugs are a slow drag attempting to normalize a valid food source the biggest reason i don’t eat more cricket flour is that production hasn’t grown enough to bring prices down
rajacombinator 5y ago
One of the great questions of the 2020s is - why are they pushing the bugs? Cui bono?
- ethanbond 5y ago
  Because we are trending toward too many people and not enough protein. Not a ton of mystery there.
  - X6S1x6Okd1st 5y ago
    Why do you believe that we are running low on protein? Meat maybe, but I'm under the impression that plant based protein is plenty sufficient.
    - carlmr 5y ago
      I think the issue is that plant based protein is plentiful, but people want meat. Insects are kind of in between in terms of production efficiency and meat-like consistence.
pmoriarty 5y ago
"Please ignore this story and don't eat the bugs" How much of a difference is there really between terrestrial insects and enormously popular underwater insects like shrimp, crabs, and lobsters?
- mixmastamyk 5y ago
  Crustaceans aren’t insects, though they are arthropods.

by indy 5y ago

ewired 5y ago

Free edible insects in the wellness chamber on Aisle X! Get 'em while they're hot!

amelius 5y ago

Too late: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-43786055 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-43786055 Food colorant E120 is crushed insects.

rowanG077 5y ago
That is as close to eating an insect as eating peanut butter is to eating rats.

luc4sdreyer 5y ago

You're saying this is a PR piece? The story didn't claim that there are any benefits to eating Cicadas, and hardly made a case that they taste wonderful. If this is a PR piece, who's standing to gain from it? Your comment seems overly cynical.

oxfordmale 5y ago

I ordered some edible snack bugs from Amazon, but they are still very pricey compared to a bag of nuts. I wouldn't mind eating more of them, however, it is not cost effective quite yet.

godelski 5y ago

> Please ignore this story and don't eat the bugs I mean what I learn from the above is that bugs won't kill you if eaten. So why not eat bugs? (We can also ask why eat bugs) Are they actually bad for you?

zdragnar 5y ago
Surprise allergies to them are unpleasant (don't eat cicadas if you have a shellfish allergy).
ethanbond 5y ago
Cultural norms primarily

foobiter 5y ago

your link isn’t even a good comparison, suits are a fading anachronism… bugs are a slow drag attempting to normalize a valid food source the biggest reason i don’t eat more cricket flour is that production hasn’t grown enough to bring prices down

rajacombinator 5y ago

One of the great questions of the 2020s is - why are they pushing the bugs? Cui bono?

ethanbond 5y ago
Because we are trending toward too many people and not enough protein. Not a ton of mystery there.
- X6S1x6Okd1st 5y ago
  Why do you believe that we are running low on protein? Meat maybe, but I'm under the impression that plant based protein is plenty sufficient.
  - carlmr 5y ago
    I think the issue is that plant based protein is plentiful, but people want meat. Insects are kind of in between in terms of production efficiency and meat-like consistence.

pmoriarty 5y ago

"Please ignore this story and don't eat the bugs" How much of a difference is there really between terrestrial insects and enormously popular underwater insects like shrimp, crabs, and lobsters?

mixmastamyk 5y ago
Crustaceans aren’t insects, though they are arthropods.