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Edible Insects

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Talk about edible insects, entomophagy, etc

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[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 hours ago

"Eat plants or draw 25"

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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 11 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

You know who won't eat it? The rich. Bugs are for the poor. "Efficient" is code for increasing profit, nothing else. The filthy rich are laughing at us, hoping we'll fall for this.

"Aw, what's wrong? Are you too poor to afford beef for your McDonald's hamburger? We don't pay fair wages, because you're all too stupid and distracted to organize? Here. Eat bugs, they're more 'efficient' (at making me richer.)"

[–] running_ragged@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)
[–] KnitWit@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago

And lobster, formerly β€˜only fit for prisoners and poors.’

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Honestly if we can make them taste ok I wouldn’t care. People are weird about eating bugs.

[–] running_ragged@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Lobster, shrimp etc are all just giant sea bugs, so yeah I kind of agree.

Still feels gross to think about eating maggots though.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 1 points 11 hours ago

Yes, it does.

[–] dance_ninja@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

Yeah...I don't want Bladerunner 2049 cuisine.