Very interesting
Why eat a veggie burger if it looks and tastes exactly like ground beef? Why not buy a real hamburger, which probably costs less anyway?
I don’t think it’s interesting. I think it’s hypocritical and ignorant virtue signaling. Animals die no matter your diet. Thousands of insects, birds, rodents and reptiles lose their habitat every time an acre of land is harvested and many are killed either by loss of shelter or farm equipment. They just aren’t as tasty as the ones raised for consumption.
I always thought that if you gave up meat, you needed a natural substitute (ie using chick pea water for egg whites in baking). Reconstituting tofu and lentils with chemical additives to get the flavor of something you miss is crazy not healthy.