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> You need only few % of the population protesting in the streets (less than 5% imho) to topple an authoritarian regime. I know who my money would be on if veg
by rcarr 4y ago
> You need only few % of the population protesting in the streets (less than 5% imho) to topple an authoritarian regime.
I know who my money would be on if vegans decide they want to try and overthrow the country.
> we can't pretend forever that (negative) externalities don't exist.
I agree but like I said, I think petri dish meat is the answer which would most likely be even less resource intensive than plant based alternatives when perfected. You only use the exact resources you need for each Petri dish and you can literally build a meat factory for every city. Next to zero transport emissions.
There is a good reason why those farming subsidies exist. It does not end well when people are hungry en masse.
- myshpa 4y agoWe don't have time to wait until lab based proteins exists, it may take decades until we have the technology and until it spreads through whole world. If we'll succeed in making them, it may take decades. Like finding the bugs to eat the plastics. That also takes forever. And meanwhile the show goes on ... and on ...
- rcarr 4y agoOk well good luck fighting in the civil war that’s about to break out in whatever country you try to enforce your strict no animal products policy. My money is on the people who don’t mind killing things to win. Obviously all the death will significantly reduce the population so that’s one way of temporarily solving the problem. Although the loss of brain power might set back finding the actual solutions that we’ve already mentioned so swings and roundabouts.