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'No longer kill animals': Bill Gates, Richard Branson back 'clean meat' startup

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Re: 'No longer kill animals': Bill Gates, Richard Branson back 'clean meat' startup

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Post by johnydays »

eighthnate wrote: post #10
horsecaptin wrote: post #2

How will this work itself out? A few large companies owning the supply-side of lab meat? Government legislation to prevent people from raising animals for food? Lab-meat for city folk, and regular meat for rural folk?

Or how will it work for our pets and the pet food industry? Cats are obligate carnivores and dogs are scavenging carnivores. They need real meat to survive and thrive. People with pet snakes also need to feed their snakes meat. Are we going to ban pet ownership?

There need not be a structural difference between this and "real" meat, no reason why they wouldn't be able to survive on these products.

Re: 'No longer kill animals': Bill Gates, Richard Branson back 'clean meat' startup

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Post by ionised »

horsecaptin wrote: post #2

How will this work itself out? A few large companies owning the supply-side of lab meat? Government legislation to prevent people from raising animals for food? Lab-meat for city folk, and regular meat for rural folk?

It will more likely be rich people still eat regular meat.

Re: 'No longer kill animals': Bill Gates, Richard Branson back 'clean meat' startup

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Post by eighthnate »

johnydays wrote: post #11
eighthnate wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or how will it work for our pets and the pet food industry? Cats are obligate carnivores and dogs are scavenging carnivores. They need real meat to survive and thrive. People with pet snakes also need to feed their snakes meat. Are we going to ban pet ownership?

There need not be a structural difference between this and "real" meat, no reason why they wouldn't be able to survive on these products.

I suppose if it is real "cloned" meat/organs. But if it is plant-based "meat", then it won't work for pets.

But I'm not holding my breath on real lab meat being less expensive than animal meat, even in 30 years.

I'm sure they'll try to create a "meat tax" of some sort to make meat more expensive.

Re: 'No longer kill animals': Bill Gates, Richard Branson back 'clean meat' startup

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Post by err4nt »

ionised wrote: post #12
horsecaptin wrote: post #2

How will this work itself out? A few large companies owning the supply-side of lab meat? Government legislation to prevent people from raising animals for food? Lab-meat for city folk, and regular meat for rural folk?

It will more likely be rich people still eat regular meat.

When it comes to designer meats I think there will always be a really _high end_ market for exotic meats, 'dangerous' meats, or chef-designed custom recipes for making meat that isn't like anything tasted before.

Re: 'No longer kill animals': Bill Gates, Richard Branson back 'clean meat' startup

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Post by woodandsteel »

From what I understand, people have been growing meat in laboratories for decades, but it's always been extremely expensive.

Does Memphis Meats have some special technology such that investors think it can produce meat at a reasonable price? Anybody know what it is?

Re: 'No longer kill animals': Bill Gates, Richard Branson back 'clean meat' startup

#17

Post by sctb »

xname2 wrote: post #3
horsecaptin wrote: post #2

How will this work itself out? A few large companies owning the supply-side of lab meat? Government legislation to prevent people from raising animals for food? Lab-meat for city folk, and regular meat for rural folk?

By making the fakemeat cheaper than real meat and making people embrace the victim culture.

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