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I used to watch sci-fi films and think: "well this isn't realistic, people simply wouldn't accept eating Soylent Green or a nutrient paste ration" Now I realis
by A_Duck 2y ago
I used to watch sci-fi films and think: "well this isn't realistic, people simply wouldn't accept eating Soylent Green or a nutrient paste ration"
Now I realise that these things will come to us branded up as desirable and high-status. It isn't ultra-processed pea protein, this is a 'vegan steak'
Human beings evolved to eat whole foods. If you're going to eat something else, you better be very, very sure about the long-term effects.
- echoangle 2y ago> Human beings evolved to eat whole foods. If you're going to eat something else, you better be very, very sure about the long-term effects. Of all the things humans in a modern world do, that's the thing you're critical of? Do you use computers, sit all day, drive a car, take medicine, ...?
- mlyle 2y ago> Human beings evolved to eat whole foods. If you're going to eat something else, you better be very, very sure about the long-term effects. I think if you apply similar processing to sunflower seeds and cocoa beans, one isn't more of a "whole food" than the other. I would give this a try. It's probably not exactly the same as chocolate, but that doesn't mean it has to be worse.