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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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[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

like thinking Tesla invented all of modern technology

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

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 10 points 1 week ago

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

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You can probably work that out - one of them is much more often credited with inventing all of modern technology.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 week ago

In my social bubble, neither really is. Honestly. Dead serious.