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Yes, we absolutely need the government to tell people what they’re allowed to eat.

by kybernetyk 5y ago

emkoemko 5y ago
yes that already exists, last time i checked governments don't like it when people eat other people;
- legulere 5y ago
  Or depending on where you live horses, cats and dogs.
  - herbst 5y ago
    Welcome to Switzerland, the only place you can have all of those.
heydabop 5y ago
Maybe read the entire comment before replying to it.
lm28469 5y ago
That's where we'll be in 50-100 years if we want to have a future that doesn't suck too much, and not just about what you eat. We're definitely living in the golden age of consumerism in every aspects: energy, food, travel, electronic gadgets, &c. We're producing and consuming so much useless shit and well aware that we're heading for disaster. We're either going to be limited by natural resources, climate issues or our own actions to limit ourself to avoid #1 and #2. There is just no way around it, you can't keep on extracting more and more ressources from a closed system, you can't keep polluting more and more in a closed system, you can't target an exponential growth in a closed system. Companies don't give a shit, because their sole purpose is to not care about these issues. That's how you get companies like apple shitting unrepairable products every 6 months, but it's ok because their offices are carbon neutral, right ? Countries don't give a shit, because GDP is king and energy = GDP, https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/correlation-of-per-capita-energy https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/correlation-... So it's a game of chicken, everyone knows about the problem, they all know the solutions, but no one is really taking action, because that would be a massive paradigm shift in virtually every aspect of our economy
elil17 5y ago
The government never regulates food products. Fishing boats are allowed to keep any fish or crustacean regardless of size or sex. In fact, they don’t even have daily catch limits they have to adhere too. We’re so lucky that all fishing companies voluntarily avoid over fishing. If there was some sort of “department of game and fish” in most states regulating what animals you can eat, it would probably be the beginning of the end for America. I would just up and move to Canada.

Yes, we absolutely need the government to tell people what they’re allowed to eat.

emkoemko 5y ago

yes that already exists, last time i checked governments don't like it when people eat other people;

legulere 5y ago
Or depending on where you live horses, cats and dogs.
- herbst 5y ago
  Welcome to Switzerland, the only place you can have all of those.

heydabop 5y ago

Maybe read the entire comment before replying to it.

lm28469 5y ago

That's where we'll be in 50-100 years if we want to have a future that doesn't suck too much, and not just about what you eat. We're definitely living in the golden age of consumerism in every aspects: energy, food, travel, electronic gadgets, &c. We're producing and consuming so much useless shit and well aware that we're heading for disaster. We're either going to be limited by natural resources, climate issues or our own actions to limit ourself to avoid #1 and #2. There is just no way around it, you can't keep on extracting more and more ressources from a closed system, you can't keep polluting more and more in a closed system, you can't target an exponential growth in a closed system. Companies don't give a shit, because their sole purpose is to not care about these issues. That's how you get companies like apple shitting unrepairable products every 6 months, but it's ok because their offices are carbon neutral, right ? Countries don't give a shit, because GDP is king and energy = GDP, https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/correlation-of-per-capita-energy https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/correlation-... So it's a game of chicken, everyone knows about the problem, they all know the solutions, but no one is really taking action, because that would be a massive paradigm shift in virtually every aspect of our economy

elil17 5y ago

The government never regulates food products. Fishing boats are allowed to keep any fish or crustacean regardless of size or sex. In fact, they don’t even have daily catch limits they have to adhere too. We’re so lucky that all fishing companies voluntarily avoid over fishing. If there was some sort of “department of game and fish” in most states regulating what animals you can eat, it would probably be the beginning of the end for America. I would just up and move to Canada.