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The "Backlash" to Plant-Based Meat Has a Sneaky, if Not Surprising, Explanation (sentientmedia.org)

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TL;DR: the meat industry's misleading messaging campaign + lobbying

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But like, not very conscious animals. I wouldn't have much of an issue with some cow tumoral cells growing uncontrollably in a vat.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I've watched bees attempt to problem solve their way out of containers. Our inability to create good tests for consciousness that doesn't necessarily look like our's is definitely going to create a good bit of existential horror when we start to develop better testing methods.