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I apologize if this seems blunt and incurious, but I think I can speak for MANY people when I say: absolutely not.

by oconnore 3y ago

username135 3y ago
Chances are you, and everyone youre speaking for, has likely surreptitiously already eaten many unsavory things
- deleted 3y ago
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- ohdannyboy 3y ago
  There's a big difference between eating trace amounts of stuff you can't totally eliminate (at least not easily) and making it a component on purpose.
- beardog 3y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Food_Defect_Action_Levels https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Food_Defect_Action_Levels
2023throwawayy 3y ago
Why? I have no problem with this.
woleium 3y ago
There was an experiment done where they stood outside of a supermarket and asked people if they would buy dolphin friendly tuna only. The vast majority said yes. Then they compared that to actual sales and discovered that people basically voted with their wallets, with the vast majority picking the cheaper can of fish regardless of dolphin status (Aside, dolphin friendly tuna is a scam, don’t believe it.)
- foobarian 3y ago
  And this is also how we got Walmart and Amazon.
Galacta7 3y ago
Too late, if you're in the US. The FDA has an allowable level of insects or insect fragments in much of the food you eat. So you're probably getting a decent amount of insects and other things (probably best not to think about) in your food. A ground beef/insect blend only adjusts that ratio upward, and would be more transparent about it. Bon appetite, lol.
- BobbyJo 3y ago
  The amounts allowed by the FDA are restricted to certain food types, and vastly lower amounts than would be present if it were an intentional additive.
Shekelphile 3y ago
The discourse around the subject seems to be overwhelming disgust by the people who would be victimized by it and unending enthusiasm by the rich who would not be forced to eat bugs. I think at this point it's sane to say that if this trend continues the only option left will be violence against the people pushing this (as well as their beneficiaries) onto broader society, if government will not step in to stop businesses from pursuing this agenda.
- titzer 3y ago
  Replace "eat bugs" with "verb thing" and you've pretty much described the entire dynamic of class struggle spanning several centuries. The "verb thing" baseline has just shifted as humanity makes some progress.

I apologize if this seems blunt and incurious, but I think I can speak for MANY people when I say: absolutely not.

username135 3y ago

Chances are you, and everyone youre speaking for, has likely surreptitiously already eaten many unsavory things

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ohdannyboy 3y ago
There's a big difference between eating trace amounts of stuff you can't totally eliminate (at least not easily) and making it a component on purpose.
beardog 3y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Food_Defect_Action_Levels https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Food_Defect_Action_Levels

2023throwawayy 3y ago

Why? I have no problem with this.

woleium 3y ago

There was an experiment done where they stood outside of a supermarket and asked people if they would buy dolphin friendly tuna only. The vast majority said yes. Then they compared that to actual sales and discovered that people basically voted with their wallets, with the vast majority picking the cheaper can of fish regardless of dolphin status (Aside, dolphin friendly tuna is a scam, don’t believe it.)

foobarian 3y ago
And this is also how we got Walmart and Amazon.

Galacta7 3y ago

Too late, if you're in the US. The FDA has an allowable level of insects or insect fragments in much of the food you eat. So you're probably getting a decent amount of insects and other things (probably best not to think about) in your food. A ground beef/insect blend only adjusts that ratio upward, and would be more transparent about it. Bon appetite, lol.

BobbyJo 3y ago
The amounts allowed by the FDA are restricted to certain food types, and vastly lower amounts than would be present if it were an intentional additive.

Shekelphile 3y ago

The discourse around the subject seems to be overwhelming disgust by the people who would be victimized by it and unending enthusiasm by the rich who would not be forced to eat bugs. I think at this point it's sane to say that if this trend continues the only option left will be violence against the people pushing this (as well as their beneficiaries) onto broader society, if government will not step in to stop businesses from pursuing this agenda.

titzer 3y ago
Replace "eat bugs" with "verb thing" and you've pretty much described the entire dynamic of class struggle spanning several centuries. The "verb thing" baseline has just shifted as humanity makes some progress.