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theadvancedapes · 4153 days ago · link · · parent · post: Is An Empty Ocean By 2048 Really What We Want?
Well, this technology (like any emergent technology) will produce a number of ethical and socio-political solutions AND problems. To my mind, I feel like it will (eventually) solve the problem of factory farming and the moral dilemmas associated with wanting to eat meat but not wanting animals to die/suffer. Could this technology also be controlled by companies with unethical practices? Could there be dramatic inequalities with the people who have access to this food? Will there be people who have a violent negative reaction to meat grown in labs? I think the answer to all of the above is yes. However, it is hard to know the qualitative nature of these problems at the moment.