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by technomancy 4104 days ago
> Unfortunately, costs are still very high. I'm not sure why that is, given all the hype about "bugs are a low cost protein!"

My guess is that while bugs are more efficient than most animals at converting energy, the equipment and methods to raise the bugs and convert them into human-ready products have not had the centuries of optimization that mainstream animal husbandry enjoys.