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I'm not sure vegans would touch this, but they've always been more akin to a religion than a diet. Vegetarians would largely go for this I think. I'd be very h

by eloff 5y ago

I'm not sure vegans would touch this, but they've always been more akin to a religion than a diet. Vegetarians would largely go for this I think. I'd be very happy if could get meat that was cheaper, safer, cleaner, and didn't have animal cruelty issues. This is the future. Also does anyone else here remember the beef vats in Call to Power, the civilization knockoff game? It really feels like I'm living in the future when I read articles like this.

koheripbal 5y ago
I really dislike the notion of throwing entire swaths of people into a single bucket. Some vegans will eat it - others won't. I don't think you can say with confidence what portion of them will until there's some data. Many are vegan on ethical grounds - which don't apply here.
- eloff 5y ago
  > I really dislike the notion of throwing entire swaths of people into a single bucket. Because there are always exceptions to the rule? Or because you think you can't generalize about any diverse group of people (yes you can, knowing that it obviously doesn't apply to every individual)? > Some vegans will eat it - others won't. I don't think you can say with confidence what portion of them will until there's some data. Yes that's fair. But remember the backlash against beyond and impossible burgers because they're grilled on the same grill as meat - as if meat were an infection. Some vegans are a special bunch.
  - koheripbal 5y ago
    > Because there are always exceptions to the rule? No, because the exceptions are the few times they are correct!
    - eloff 5y ago
      It's a pretty bad generalization if it's generally wrong then. I'd say the problem is with the flawed generalization then, not being able to generalize about groups in general.
Falling3 5y ago
Veganism is neither a religion nor a diet; it's a philosophy that impact various areas of consumption and usage beyond just food. As a vegan, I'm thrilled about the prospect of this. This is the only realistic route to anything resembling the cessation of large scale animal farming.
- eloff 5y ago
  Question though, would you personally eat it? Do you think other vegans might?
  - Falling3 5y ago
    I know lots of other vegans would. I'm far more excited to be able to give my cats a cruelty free diet. I just hit 16 years and I'm honestly not sure that I'd want to go back to eating meat at this point - even ethically produced.

by eloff 5y ago

koheripbal 5y ago

I really dislike the notion of throwing entire swaths of people into a single bucket. Some vegans will eat it - others won't. I don't think you can say with confidence what portion of them will until there's some data. Many are vegan on ethical grounds - which don't apply here.

eloff 5y ago
> I really dislike the notion of throwing entire swaths of people into a single bucket. Because there are always exceptions to the rule? Or because you think you can't generalize about any diverse group of people (yes you can, knowing that it obviously doesn't apply to every individual)? > Some vegans will eat it - others won't. I don't think you can say with confidence what portion of them will until there's some data. Yes that's fair. But remember the backlash against beyond and impossible burgers because they're grilled on the same grill as meat - as if meat were an infection. Some vegans are a special bunch.
- koheripbal 5y ago
  > Because there are always exceptions to the rule? No, because the exceptions are the few times they are correct!
  - eloff 5y ago
    It's a pretty bad generalization if it's generally wrong then. I'd say the problem is with the flawed generalization then, not being able to generalize about groups in general.

Falling3 5y ago

Veganism is neither a religion nor a diet; it's a philosophy that impact various areas of consumption and usage beyond just food. As a vegan, I'm thrilled about the prospect of this. This is the only realistic route to anything resembling the cessation of large scale animal farming.

eloff 5y ago
Question though, would you personally eat it? Do you think other vegans might?
- Falling3 5y ago
  I know lots of other vegans would. I'm far more excited to be able to give my cats a cruelty free diet. I just hit 16 years and I'm honestly not sure that I'd want to go back to eating meat at this point - even ethically produced.