I agree. But I think research into meat substitutes that are actually taste, texture and nutritionally equivalent to meat (identical, in case I missed an attrib

I agree. But I think research into meat substitutes that are actually taste, texture and nutritionally equivalent to meat (identical, in case I missed an attribute) is still a good thing. I love meat, it's nutritious and its tasty (because as a human I've evolved to feel rewarded when I eat it). But to me there is nothing inherent about eating an actual animal (other than the fact that I can do it myself and not rely on some factory or process) that matters. So if something is as tasty as meat and doesnt also have estrogen or some other thing I don't want in it, I'm fine with that. So far this hasn't happened and there's a lot of pretending to be happy with substandard substitutes. It would be nice to see the industry get better. That said, I dont really believe in government subsidies, if anything I'd ask why are other agricultural industries being subsidized. There may be good food security reasons, or it may just be vote buying.