The Backlash to Plant-Based Meat Has a Sneaky, if Not Surprising, Explanation
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During the pandemic, plant-based meat consumption and media coverage exploded. Now, a host of trend pieces decry its demise. That shift is no organic accident.
  •  ram   ( @ram@lemmy.ca ) English
    34•11 months ago

    The only reason it’s so much more expensive than animal-based meats is because of the amount of subsidies the meat industry gets. Actually, now that I think about it, all of the major pillars of the US agricultural industry, whether it be meat, corn, or dairy, are upheld by subsidies.

    •  MammyWhammy   ( @MammyWhammy@lemmy.ml ) 
      16•11 months ago

      I agree, it’s also why tobacco in the US is quite cheap even though the health effects are well documented.

      That doesn’t change the reality of playing field that plant-based meat has to play in currently.