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by WheelsAtLarge 1386 days ago
No, they aren't really addressing the point, they point out that eating more vegetables is better but they don't address the point that creating more satisfying dishes with out having to produce a super processed product that does not resemble a vegetable and requires so many resources is so much better than fake meats at any level.

Fake meat is green washing at its best.
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wyre 1386 days ago
Yes unprocessed vegetables are more sustainable than fake meat. The problem is that we as a society need to reduce the amount of meat that we eat. Fake meat is a drop-in replacement and is more sustainable. Your argument isn’t helping anything except for the meat industry.
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prepend 1386 days ago
It’s not a drop in replacement. It doesn’t taste like meat and it’s expensive.

Everyone I know has tried it and no one has replaced meat in their diet. I know some vegetarians who use them.

If we had a drop in, then I agree with you. But fake meats aren’t going to do it. I think it’s better to have more realistic health campaigns and subsidies.

I suspect this is just these new fake meat startups spending PR to get subsidies set up.

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wyre 1386 days ago
I mean it’s a drop in replacement in the way that an impossible burger easily replaces a beef patty, not that it’s a 1:1 replacement.

I would love better health campaigns and subsidies as well but no one wants be told to not eat meat or to lose the subsidies that make their meat cheap so it’s not going to happen.

Do you think that fake meat companies shouldn’t get subsidies?

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