Lab-grown meat is supposed to be inevitable. The science tells a different story.
thecounter.org
Headlines have overshadowed inconvenient truths about biology and cost. Now, new research suggests the industry may be on a crash course with reality.

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/

    • Zwiebel@feddit.orgEnglish
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      5 days ago

      The article doesn’t say anything interesting in the first place.

      “Start-ups optimistic about future of their product, wish for public investment, expert disagrees.”

      That’s about it