I don’t even get why they think we’re going to be forced to eat it. You can also just eat plant protein like beans. Do they all just forget that plants exist?
Villifying plants is on the nonsensical agenda as well (i.e. making mountains out of molehills over soy/phytoestrogens). But Tofu and other soybean foods have been staples across a huge chunk of East Asia for centuries and nobody’s been worse off for it (besides unlucky allergies). Funny enough, East Asia also has a few niche recipes for cooking bugs, and since my parents are from South Korea I occasionally ate steamed silkworm pupae as a kid (they sell them here in cans as 번데기/beondegi). The weird earthy taste and general phobia of creepy crawlies is the reason it’s not too popular nowadays. I wasn’t a huge fan myself but I do see bug meat as a potential resource.
So it’s just the usual fearmongering over made-up problems. Plant protein is good, bug protein has existed as something I wouldn’t mind if it tastes alright, and the meat industry’s going to lobby for more subsidies and thrive regardless of what happens.
This is the second-funniest instance in which I’ve been accused of repeating alt-right talking points, second only to saying I don’t like the Star Wars sequels.
It’s a right wing trope that we’re all going to be forced to eat bugs.
I don’t even get why they think we’re going to be forced to eat it. You can also just eat plant protein like beans. Do they all just forget that plants exist?
Villifying plants is on the nonsensical agenda as well (i.e. making mountains out of molehills over soy/phytoestrogens). But Tofu and other soybean foods have been staples across a huge chunk of East Asia for centuries and nobody’s been worse off for it (besides unlucky allergies). Funny enough, East Asia also has a few niche recipes for cooking bugs, and since my parents are from South Korea I occasionally ate steamed silkworm pupae as a kid (they sell them here in cans as 번데기/beondegi). The weird earthy taste and general phobia of creepy crawlies is the reason it’s not too popular nowadays. I wasn’t a huge fan myself but I do see bug meat as a potential resource.
So it’s just the usual fearmongering over made-up problems. Plant protein is good, bug protein has existed as something I wouldn’t mind if it tastes alright, and the meat industry’s going to lobby for more subsidies and thrive regardless of what happens.
This is the second-funniest instance in which I’ve been accused of repeating alt-right talking points, second only to saying I don’t like the Star Wars sequels.
I think you should repeat alt-right talking points less, 2 times is 2 times too many
Wow you’re ignorant of the alt-right. I grew up in this shit. Alex Jones was on this shit like a decade ago.