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Right, because all of the plastics used in these labs are made from renewable sources?

A barrel of oil is a barrel of oil.

It's delusional, somehow many people have convinced themselves that further abstracting food production with whatever novelty "lab" technology (which by definition require more ene…

Replacing these "antiquated" methods with extensive supply chains (even more) dependent on non-renewable resource extraction doesn't seem like using technology "for good"

If you don't understand "capital", you're probably punching above your weight anyway.

> I think it's best to avoid talking about truth, when trying to do philosophy. Just do the reasoning, and draw some conclusions if you can. Yes, let's throw all of epistemology in…

It's very funny to imagine the mental gymnastics you performed to confidently conclude that a person who has lived in the South must be confusing it with the Midwest

I would be generally suspicious of people who are telling you that no one is out to get you and that your own observations are wrong.

And where does the pollution caused by natural gas extraction fit into this comparison?

> So, we ramp down our energy use by a couple of orders of magnitude. > That's not going to happen. It'll need to happen in order for the escalating effects of climate change to be…

> oil rich nations can just locally use and trade their energy Sure, but the point is that local demand wouldn't be anywhere near the demand of the global market currently

Methane dissipates in the atmosphere within ~12 years, CO2 takes hundreds to thousands of years.

> One could picture a future earth where most of the open space is preserved for the wild, and us humans live in and around our cities. I'm curious what your vision of "the wild" i…

> Yup, insect farms typically use grains as the feed. Grains which you could eat directly (after baking or cooking, of course) which would be more calorically efficient. Black sold…

You stated: > If Saudi Arabia were to commit a comparable offense, I assure you they'd face a comparable response Offenses were cited to you. Where is the "commensurate response by…

You don't consider the situation in Yemen comparable? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabian-led_intervention...

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on Russians in 2017: "...the Russians, who typically, almost genetically driven to co-opt, penetrate, gain favor..." [1] [1] …

Woah... it's almost as if Russia has been the target of western propaganda ever since the establishment of the Soviet Union. What's up with that?

I don't buy it. You're comparing the energy inputs required to support large-scale tissue engineering operations with those needed for grazing cattle on pasture. It's not even clos…

In what world is lab-grown meat production more efficient than cattle farming?

Would you advise them to leave and risk not being able to put food on the table if they can't find another position? If there's little to no opportunity for lateral movement in the…

You're out of touch with the reality for a large chunk of workers if you believe it's simple or even advisable for them to "just quit". We should be making the case for better cond…

Love to see eugenics proposed so nonchalantly.