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Barely 1% of the world's population have, I think the point stands.
by andersa 3y ago
Barely 1% of the world's population have, I think the point stands.
- myshpa 3y agoYes, because for decades or longer, meat has been associated with affluence and a higher standard of living. There is no country in the world without meat & dairy subsidies. On a finite planet with 8 billion people, to feed everyone the "western diet," we would need 2-5 such planets. It's simply not longer possible. https://xkcd.com/1338/ https://xkcd.com/1338/ Veganism grows very fast, though. It's already starting to influence meat and dairy sales, enough to make some producers very nervous (wood milk ads, for example). --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao2GL3NAWQU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao2GL3NAWQU The Secret Reason We Eat Meat - Dr. Melanie Joy https://www.plantproteins.co/vegan-plant-based-diet-statistics/ https://www.plantproteins.co/vegan-plant-based-diet-statisti... As many as 6% of U.S. consumers say they are vegan — a 6x (500%) increase compared to just 1% in 2014. U.S. retail sales of plant-based foods have increased 11 percent from 2018 to 2019, hitting a plant-based market value to $4.5 billion.