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At what point does the high-effort labmeat become more economical for Singapore than importing meat? I suspect this is the nontrivial bit of the equation, mass
by metadat 2y ago
At what point does the high-effort labmeat become more economical for Singapore than importing meat? I suspect this is the nontrivial bit of the equation, massive quantities of imports are already inbound every single day.
- foota 2y agoThere may be some aspect of geopolitical independence here as well, if they're dependent on imports for luxury foods (like meat) then they're more exposed to higher prices and external supply issues (which might be health related, scarcity, or some kind of politically caused scarcity).
- metadat 2y agoI must respectfully disagree. Geopolitical independence is fundamentally less of a concern for luxury goods. You not being able to get a fancy steak is not a national security threat.
- photonthug 2y agoIsn’t part of the point that they are importing their staples and luxury, rice as well as steak?
- metadat 2y agoNot in times of scarcity (with a recent example being the pandemic).
- foota 2y agoSure, but it's not going to make people happy. (tongue in cheek) Unhappy people can be a national security threat.
- galaxyofdoom 2y ago[dead]
- cassepipe 2y agoMeat is actually a "superfood" that gives you both energy and the building blocks your body needs to keep working. We don't need it in developped countries but in times of trouble when importations might be impossible, meat is not going to be a luxury.
- justsomehnguy 2y ago> high-effort labmeat become more economical for Singapore than importing meat? When you would be able to import the labmeat ingredients for at least 8x times the result weight of the imported meat. Where S. would get these ingredients domestically?