Re:New study suggests that lab-grown meat produces up to 25 ...
by awb on Friday June 23, 2023 @11:48AM
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> If I enjoy that food and pay for the cost then whats the problem?
Very few activities have costs that can be paid in full by the participant.
In your example, the burden of transforming the land, the carbon footprint of producing the food + transporting it is shared in varying degrees by the community, yet the enjoyment goes only to the purchaser. The cost paid at the store does not offset these other costs.
A free market is wonderful and the best economic system we have, but I think it’s also worth considering the impact our purchases have on the community.
Very few activities have costs that can be paid in full by the participant.
In your example, the burden of transforming the land, the carbon footprint of producing the food + transporting it is shared in varying degrees by the community, yet the enjoyment goes only to the purchaser. The cost paid at the store does not offset these other costs.
A free market is wonderful and the best economic system we have, but I think it’s also worth considering the impact our purchases have on the community.