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the dead end grift that is lab grown meat (thecounter.org)

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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lab grown meat is a vaguely EA/rationalist/self IDed neolib meme. in theory it will save the environment (ok) and prevent suffering (yay) in a way that concentrates capital (double yay) and involves a lot of tech magic (triple yay).

hot luigi is a big fan apparently. seeing this discussed reminded me of this excellent article which shreds the concept of mass produced lab grown meat. I haven't really seen this circulate much over the years, but it is really a masterwork of grift dissection. please enjoy

archive link: https://web.archive.org/web/20241208141305/https://thecounter.org/lab-grown-cultivated-meat-cost-at-scale/

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago (4 children)

In many people's minds lab-grown meat is a fact, and a reason to condemn everybody who isn't eating it. It has become a belief system - like thinking Tesla invented all of modern technology. If the companies disappear because investors got tired of flushing money down them, the default reason will be a conspiracy engineered by evil meat lords.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (3 children)

like thinking Tesla invented all of modern technology

You mean the Croatian scientist or the company founded by Eberhard and Tarpenning?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago

Nah my neighbour, Steve Tesla. He’s real smart. Found a way to get free cable

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