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[โ€“] Niquarl@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

That's not a lot

Compared to:

In 2024, global meat production is estimated to have risen by 1.3%, reaching 365 Mt. Source

And meat production has overall doubled since the 1990s. Source (in French)

From the post's article :

Overall, vegan meat and seafood products accounted for just 1% of total retail sales of meat in the US, much lower than the 13% milk market share occupied by non-dairy alternatives.

In fact the title even makes clear that private funding has declined for another consecutive year.

[โ€“] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

Things like this tend to grow very non-linearly. Slowly for a long time then speed up a lot more when the social norms around it start shifting