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I would pay twice as much for artificial meat that doesn't involve killing an animal, in a heartbeat. Being responsible for the deaths (often in abhorrent circu
by swombat 15y ago
I would pay twice as much for artificial meat that doesn't involve killing an animal, in a heartbeat. Being responsible for the deaths (often in abhorrent circumstances) of so many living creatures is simply difficult to swallow (pun ftw!). That said, there's a big if:
I would pay twice as much in a heartbeat, so long as the artificial meat tasted indistinguishable or close enough to the real thing. That means texture, juiciness, taste, consistency, etc.
I wouldn't pay anything for, for example, quorn.
I'm a meat-eater despite disliking killing so many animals because I love the taste of meat more than I dislike the killing.
- Confusion 15y agoResearch and experience show that of all the people who say this (I would pay X more for animal-friendler meat), few follow through. I pay around 25% more for meat that is produced with the animals having better lives and the relative amount of such products available does not line up with the amount of people that say they would buy it.
- smackay 15y agoThe full statement is probably "I would pay X more for animal-friendlier meat if it was sitting next to the animal-unfriendly meat on the supermarket shelf". Not an indictment per se but it usually takes a lot of work on the producer and consumer side of the equation to effect real change in people's habits.
- prodigal_erik 15y agoAnd if someone trustworthy has verified the animal-friendliness, because otherwise sham self-certification by factory farms is sure to predominate.
- blacksmythe 15y agoAlmost certainly true about animal-friendlier meat. However, many people won't eat animal meat on moral principals, and quite likely would be willing to pay twice as much for non-animal meat. (Basically all they have to do to make it affordable is eat half the portion size of traditional carnivore consumers).
- nkoren 15y agoI dislike the killing as well, and so I haven't eaten meat in 29 years. But I'd eat in-vitro meat without hesitation.
- 1SaltwaterC 15y agoYou do realize that you're killing plants, right? Unless you're planning to photosynthesize, you're still part of a food chain.
- oskarth 15y agoOff-topic: Every new paragraph starting with an "I" comes off as distracting for the reader. Also the repeated use of "I would / wouldn't" makes it sound like it's a stylistic grip, but the sentences doesn't seem to be set up that way. Seeing as you're interested in improving your writing [0] I thought I should mention it. Apologizes in advance if this wasn't the right time and place for it :) 0: http://swombat.com/2010/12/6/get-better-at-writing http://swombat.com/2010/12/6/get-better-at-writing