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So, we need better/more diverse GMOs, lab grown meat, and vertical farming.
Or we can stop overengineering everything, stop raising meat livestock, stop growing cash crops in areas prone to drought, and go vegan.
Or, you know, we come up with a solution that will be likes by more than 5% of the population
It's not a matter of what we like, it's a matter of what is necessary.
Veganism is not necessary. Vegetarianism is not even necessary.
If you can get the energy from a CO2 neutral source, you can have artificial meat grown in factories.