Posted on 02/16/2021 7:14:34 AM PST by karpov
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Q: Do you think plant-based and lab-grown meats could be the full solution to the protein problem globally, even in poor nations? Or do you think it’s going to be some fraction because of the things you’re talking about, the cultural love of a hamburger and the way livestock is so central to economies around the world?
A: For Africa and other poor countries, we’ll have to use animal genetics to dramatically raise the amount of beef per emissions for them. Weirdly, the US livestock, because they’re so productive, the emissions per pound of beef are dramatically less than emissions per pound in Africa. And as part of the [Bill and Melinda Gates] Foundation’s work, we’re taking the benefit of the African livestock, which means they can survive in heat, and crossing in the monstrous productivity both on the meat side and the milk side of the elite US beef lines.
So no, I don’t think the poorest 80 countries will be eating synthetic meat. I do think all rich countries should move to 100% synthetic beef. You can get used to the taste difference, and the claim is they’re going to make it taste even better over time. Eventually, that green premium is modest enough that you can sort of change the [behavior of] people or use regulation to totally shift the demand.
So for meat in the middle-income-and-above countries, I do think it’s possible. But it’s one of those ones where, wow, you have to track it every year and see, and the politics [are challenging]. There are all these bills that say it’s got to be called, basically, lab garbage to be sold. They don’t want us to use the beef label.
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A: [To offset] my own emissions, I’ve bought clean aviation fuel.
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Why do we let these rich elites dictate our lives. Burn it down.
According to PETA, the world’s cattle alone consume a quantity of food equal to the caloric needs of 8.7 billion people
Even assuming they got that number from somewhere real, more likely it includes a great number of cattle eating food that humans cannot eat - which is why humans domesticated cattle, goats, chickens, and pigs, and such.
There is something to be said about feeding corn to cattle, or for that matter feeding corn via ethanol to gas tanks, but PETA tends to go to Loonyville and dance there.
yes. Just wait until (for the same reason) they want to create synthetic humans. Just as ridiculous!
These jackasses need to be called out NOW!
Perhaps Gates should help to introduce free markets to that area. Then eventually the American-style emissions-efficient cattle would develop from there, IMO.
Please ad Fuckerberg and Stoned @Jack to list!
I don’t care what his opinion is.
If he wants to eat fake beef, he can have at it.
Count me out.
What Briliance? I suspect he’s Ossoff + 30 years.
His arrogance is stunning.
Once someone gets to a certain level of riches, they should never be allowed to make policies for people, or for that matter, be allowed to voice their opinions.
Just because they’re rich DOES NOT MEAN they get to tell everyone else how they need to live. Especially when they become so rich that they have all these crazy ideas!
Mark
“you can sort of change the [behavior of] people or use regulation to totally shift the demand”
Nope, you can pry my t-bone from my cold, dead hands.
“Do they ever think how many people would freeze to death in their homes every winter.”
They didn’t just think about it, they are counting on it.
When you have domestic big mouth enemies of society like Gates and Fauci bringing us down who needs foreign enemies?
Anyone that thinks it’s their job to police the planet and its resources is playing God. And when it’s someone with the money and power of Gates, its incredibly dangerous. The hubris is incredible.
Gates can afford fake meat without any crimp in his lifestyle. Most of us can’t.
Stoners and Reptiles: The Stolen Election Part II
Part I is pretty good, but this one specifically mentions Zuckerberg and Dorsey.
Uh, that a big fat NO.
There’s no synthetic beef. Either it’s beef or it isn’t.
If it didn’t walk around on four legs, don’t put it on my
plate.
He will! It’s just when, that we don’t know.
I’ve had enough of this moron!!!
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