Generally when people turn away from traditional media, they instead get their information from social media, podcasters, youtubers, and influencers, all of which have even lower standards for scientific truth than the media does. This is how anti-vax conspiracy theories spread. I don’t think it’ll be particularly hard for the meat industry to turn a large segment of these alternative information ecosystems against cultured meat.
There are ample openings for the attacks on either side politically: To the right wing they can claim that cultured meat is attacking traditional values and culture, while to the left-wing they can claim that cultured meat is a monopolistic big-corporation enterprise.
Yes, and there are ample openings in favour of cultivated meat on either side, too. On the right, free market innovation + consumer choice. On the left, obviously, animal welfare and climate benefits (not to ignore the quiet majority in the centre who somewhat care about all of these things). I remain optimistic and look forward to seeing how things stand in the midterm future.
Generally when people turn away from traditional media, they instead get their information from social media, podcasters, youtubers, and influencers, all of which have even lower standards for scientific truth than the media does. This is how anti-vax conspiracy theories spread. I don’t think it’ll be particularly hard for the meat industry to turn a large segment of these alternative information ecosystems against cultured meat.
There are ample openings for the attacks on either side politically: To the right wing they can claim that cultured meat is attacking traditional values and culture, while to the left-wing they can claim that cultured meat is a monopolistic big-corporation enterprise.
Yes, and there are ample openings in favour of cultivated meat on either side, too. On the right, free market innovation + consumer choice. On the left, obviously, animal welfare and climate benefits (not to ignore the quiet majority in the centre who somewhat care about all of these things). I remain optimistic and look forward to seeing how things stand in the midterm future.