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As a thinking experiment, let us consider that on the 1st of January of 2025 it is announced that an advance making possible growing any kind of animal tissue in laboratory conditions as been achieved and that it is possible to scale it in order to achieve industrial grade production level.

There is no limit on which animal tissues can be grown, so, any species is achieveable, only being needed a small cell sample from an animal to start production, and the cultivated tissues are safe for consumption.

There won't be any perceiveable price change to the end consummer, as the growing is a complex and labour intensive process, requiring specialized equipments and personnel.

Would you change to this new diet option?

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[โ€“] HawlSera@lemm.ee 8 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

If it was healthy, affordable, and tasty, then yes.

If it isn't all three, then Veganism can continue to go fuck itself.

[โ€“] Camille@lemmy.ml 2 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

You are not limited to meat and lab-created meat, you know? Vegetarians can tell you to eat eggs and cheese if you want. Vegans will tell you that there are large varieties of plant-based proteins, amongst: lentils, soy, whole cereals, even green vegetables. While these tend to not be as complete nor bio-available as meat or eggs, if you combine them you can have various, delicious and protein-rich meals. I am personally working out a lot and my mostly vegan diet (some eggs and cheese from time to time) is enough for my protein needs.

I mean, if your goal is to keep the meat experience, then yeah, I get your point. But other than that....

[โ€“] pixelscript@lemm.ee 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, if your goal is to keep the meat experience, then yeah, I get your point.

I think that was indeed very obviously the point. The point of both the comment you were replying to and this lab grown meat idea as a whole.

[โ€“] Camille@lemmy.ml 2 points 13 hours ago

I'm not really good with obvious subtexts, I'm sorry ^^

[โ€“] HawlSera@lemm.ee -1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Because Veganism is yet another new age fad diet based in pseudoscience and I will have no part in it. It's just Einstein Pain Wave nonsense.

[โ€“] Camille@lemmy.ml 0 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

People showing empathy towards animals and their living condition isn't exactly what I would label pseudoscience. It has nothing to do with science to begin with

[โ€“] HawlSera@lemm.ee 1 points 8 hours ago

Yes, but you can't actually survive on a Vegan diet.

[โ€“] OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Cutting down on eating meat is as good as going vegan

Villianising anyone and everyone who even so much as touches a chicken breast is a damn blunder and totally puts me off against the community

Then again, most vegans that are decent wouldn't be pushy and tell people they're vegan

[โ€“] HawlSera@lemm.ee -2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Why would I ever cut down on meat though? It's filling, delicious, and the reason why humans evolved intelligence in the first place.

[โ€“] OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 0 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Because humans found similar delicious alternatives?

I mean, it's your choice and Europe and America heavily depend on a meat based diet with the exception of bread

[โ€“] HawlSera@lemm.ee 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Impossible! eats a handful of popcorn and some curly fries

No joke that is what I had for dinner tonight, I'm trying to cutback on finances.

It's not a flex or anything, I just find it ironic that I'm eating corn and potatoes for dinner the same day I lecture people on the internet about Veganism being bad, and I need someone to note the melancholy I'm experiencing.