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Will insects be the main food of the future?

Will insects be the main food of the future?
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cp_granary_pro
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we will all eat the corn flaek

we will all eat the corn flaek
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#3
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no, people don't just eat food for sustenance, people eat food for enjoyment, and insects aren't particularly enjoying to eat

no, people don't just eat food for sustenance, people eat food for enjoyment, and insects aren't particularly enjoying to eat
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vulcno, people don't just eat food for sustenance, people eat food for enjoyment, and insects aren't particularly enjoying to eat

by far the most first world white person thing i've ever read

[quote=vulc]no, people don't just eat food for sustenance, people eat food for enjoyment, and insects aren't particularly enjoying to eat[/quote]

by far the most first world white person thing i've ever read
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#5
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sir it may seem entitled but that is the truth, rich people aren’t going to eat bugs if they had the choice to eat a steak

and I am not white tyvm

sir it may seem entitled but that is the truth, rich people aren’t going to eat bugs if they had the choice to eat a steak

and I am not white tyvm
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#6
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i think about brian all the time

i think about brian all the time
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vulcsir it may seem entitled but that is the truth, rich people aren’t going to eat bugs if they had the choice to eat a steak

and I am not white tyvm

It's not true, insects are just culturally stigmatized and will cease being so with increased exposure. People said the exact same thing about lobster in the 19th century. Insects are very nutritious and a bit healthier than other kinds of meat, and also extremely sustainable to produce (some also taste good when properly prepared). They will have major cred with hipsters and environmentalists as soon as properly advertised products hit the market. Sure, they most likely won't be "the main food" (grains will be, as they always were), but they'll most likely be at least as accepted as sushi, and possibly as much as other meats.

Similarly to sushi, they will go from gross to trendy to acceptable in the mainstream. How quickly this will happen is up to companies and smart marketing. New legislation in the EU just became effective this year and makes it legal to sell insects as food now (some shops were already doing it before and got away with it but now it's feasible for larger companies).

I wrote a big paper on this last year.

[quote=vulc]sir it may seem entitled but that is the truth, rich people aren’t going to eat bugs if they had the choice to eat a steak

and I am not white tyvm[/quote]

It's not true, insects are just culturally stigmatized and will cease being so with increased exposure. People said the exact same thing about lobster in the 19th century. Insects are very nutritious and a bit healthier than other kinds of meat, and also extremely sustainable to produce (some also taste good when properly prepared). They will have major cred with hipsters and environmentalists as soon as properly advertised products hit the market. Sure, they most likely won't be "the main food" (grains will be, as they always were), but they'll most likely be at least as accepted as sushi, and possibly as much as other meats.

Similarly to sushi, they will go from gross to trendy to acceptable in the mainstream. How quickly this will happen is up to companies and smart marketing. New legislation in the EU just became effective this year and makes it legal to sell insects as food now (some shops were already doing it before and got away with it but now it's feasible for larger companies).

I wrote a big paper on this last year.
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#8
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my brother used to eat pillbugs when we were kids, one time he told me they tasted like pee and i asked him how he knew what pee tasted like and he got really embarrassed and started crying

my brother used to eat pillbugs when we were kids, one time he told me they tasted like pee and i asked him how he knew what pee tasted like and he got really embarrassed and started crying
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#9
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where are brain thought 1 and 2

where are brain thought 1 and 2
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#10
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Seinfeldi think about brian all the time

https://media.tenor.com/images/679005541cbd16d3aeadfd746e1bde73/tenor.gif

Hunter_2_0where are brain thought 1 and 2

http://www.teamfortress.tv/49016/brain-thought
http://www.teamfortress.tv/49039/brain-thought-2

[quote=Seinfeld]i think about brian all the time[/quote]

[img]https://media.tenor.com/images/679005541cbd16d3aeadfd746e1bde73/tenor.gif[/img]

[quote=Hunter_2_0]where are brain thought 1 and 2[/quote]

http://www.teamfortress.tv/49016/brain-thought
http://www.teamfortress.tv/49039/brain-thought-2
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why dont we eat our own shit? that way we will never run out of food because the shit will just turn into more shit that we can then eat again

why dont we eat our own shit? that way we will never run out of food because the shit will just turn into more shit that we can then eat again
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#12
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All_Over_RSwhy dont we eat our own shit? that way we will never run out of food because the shit will just turn into more shit that we can then eat again

Tftv is already doing this.

[quote=All_Over_RS]why dont we eat our own shit? that way we will never run out of food because the shit will just turn into more shit that we can then eat again[/quote]
Tftv is already doing this.
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#13
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KissakalaAll_Over_RSwhy dont we eat our own shit? that way we will never run out of food because the shit will just turn into more shit that we can then eat againTftv is already doing this.

no one has eaten me yet

[quote=Kissakala][quote=All_Over_RS]why dont we eat our own shit? that way we will never run out of food because the shit will just turn into more shit that we can then eat again[/quote]
Tftv is already doing this.[/quote]

no one has eaten me yet
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#14
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insects really are the future though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M6u9ZX5ecE

insects really are the future though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M6u9ZX5ecE
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