[siedes]

"And personally, I'm willing to pay extra for lab-grown."

I believe this mindset amongst thoughtful consumers like yourself only do harm. Like with other trendy foods that get popularized for health or whatever reason, it incentivizes the producers to raise the prices and when consumers like yourself accept that price, it sends a signal to them. The product then becomes too expensive for regular normal people to afford, so only wealthier families can afford to eat them and get those health benefits. If it is imperative for us to make healthy and sustainable diets more widespread, we must strive to make it as accessible as possible. Same with the beyond burger stuff or any other vegetarian/vegan products.

[wpietri]

I don't think that's how it works at all.

There are a lot of products that start as a premium offering and move downmarket as they scale. Computers and cellphones are great examples. That early adopters paid a lot for their purchases didn't prevent the emergence of less expensive hardware. It enabled it.