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Most people aren’t even open to reducing their meat intake a little never mind replacing it. We need solutions that allow people to continue doing what they’re

Most people aren’t even open to reducing their meat intake a little never mind replacing it. We need solutions that allow people to continue doing what they’re doing with minimal adjustment. This is at least an attempt at that. This is the problem I feel with a lot of the current environmental movement. It’s loud, brash, and only seems to offer unrealistic solutions for most people. It ignores the people that can’t make changes like giving up their cars, buying new electric cars, going vegan etc. It ignores that humans want a better life than the previous generation. While we all need to make personal changes (and most people are in small ways at least)the majority of the impact will be made through new technical solutions becoming more affordable and just generally better options than older carbon emitting options.

shafyy 5y ago
I agree. what I'm saying is that it's possible to make meat out of plants direclty, without the need for lab-grown meat. If you won't replace your burger with an Impossible burger, you also won't replace it with a lab-grown one.
- basisword 5y ago
  I’m not so sure. I think if people hear it comes from plants in anyway (even if it tastes the same as lab grown meat) they’ll refuse it. “Lab grown meat - just like the real thing!” feels like it would have much better uptake among meat eaters.
  - shafyy 5y ago
    Counterpoint: The same people would refuse the lab-grown meat because it comes from the lab and is synthetic. I mean, in most parts of the EU GMO crops aren't even allowed because people think it will make them into mutants.
    - basisword 5y ago
      Interesting, I hadn't thought of it like that.
habosa 5y ago
I'm a "you can't convince me to eat less meat" person but I find myself voluntarily ordering an Impossible Burger when it's on the menu. It's generally within $1 of the real burger price and I truly think it tastes just as good. It's not very close to replacing a nice steak or other more luxury meat products, but it's a really impressive start and I am rooting for them!
- dagw 5y ago
  It's generally within $1 of the real burger price and I truly think it tastes just as good. Especially for fast food burgers I think this would be a real option. Even as meat eater with no plans of going vegitarian I think the Burger King meatless Whopper is in no way worse the the meat version. If McDonalds, Burger King etc. made the meatless Whopper and Big Mac $0.50-1.00 cheaper than the meat version I think you would see a significant switch.

shafyy 5y ago

I agree. what I'm saying is that it's possible to make meat out of plants direclty, without the need for lab-grown meat. If you won't replace your burger with an Impossible burger, you also won't replace it with a lab-grown one.

basisword 5y ago
I’m not so sure. I think if people hear it comes from plants in anyway (even if it tastes the same as lab grown meat) they’ll refuse it. “Lab grown meat - just like the real thing!” feels like it would have much better uptake among meat eaters.
- shafyy 5y ago
  Counterpoint: The same people would refuse the lab-grown meat because it comes from the lab and is synthetic. I mean, in most parts of the EU GMO crops aren't even allowed because people think it will make them into mutants.
  - basisword 5y ago
    Interesting, I hadn't thought of it like that.

habosa 5y ago

I'm a "you can't convince me to eat less meat" person but I find myself voluntarily ordering an Impossible Burger when it's on the menu. It's generally within $1 of the real burger price and I truly think it tastes just as good. It's not very close to replacing a nice steak or other more luxury meat products, but it's a really impressive start and I am rooting for them!

dagw 5y ago
It's generally within $1 of the real burger price and I truly think it tastes just as good. Especially for fast food burgers I think this would be a real option. Even as meat eater with no plans of going vegitarian I think the Burger King meatless Whopper is in no way worse the the meat version. If McDonalds, Burger King etc. made the meatless Whopper and Big Mac $0.50-1.00 cheaper than the meat version I think you would see a significant switch.