Steve
On Thursday, May 16, 2013, Romy Ilano wrote:
Investors in veggie meat are not altruistic angels anymore. It's drawing plenty of main stream interest
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Romy Ilano
Founder of Snowyla
http://www.snowyla.com
romy@snowyla.com
On May 15, 2013, at 17:31, GtwoG PublicOhOne <g2g-public01@att.net> wrote:
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> For the second day in a row, the BBC runs an article promoting the
> virtues of eating bugs, this time on their Travel blog:
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> http://www.bbc.com/travel/blog/20130513-is-crawly-cuisine-the-future
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> Pictured is a handful of moth larvae grubs found in Australia: plump
> translucent white squirmy things that look like hairless caterpillars or
> overgrown maggots. The caption says that they are "...said to have a
> crispy skin with a yellow 'eggy' centre when roasted."
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> Mmm-mmm-good, right?
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> The article goes on to say, "According to the UN report, 'consumer
> disgust' remains a large barrier in many Western countries – but for
> some two billion people across the world, eating insects is really no
> big deal."
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> Unsaid: five billion people in the world right now don't eat bugs.
> Though, the Beeb does get credit for mentioning "consumer disgust," also
> known as the vomit-reflex, even if only as a "barrier," with the
> implication that it's something to be overcome, like the desire for
> freedom & privacy.
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> As I mentioned yesterday, there are plenty of other solutions to feeding
> a world that's overpopulated by a factor of two and overconsuming beyond
> any sustainable limit. One of them is veggie-meat: vegetable matter
> that's cooked up to be almost identical to the meat we already eat.
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> For this we turn to another regular source of Dystopian News, namely
> Wired magazine. Yes, "real geeks don't read Wired," but Wired is
> actually a good place to keep your finger on the pulse of the corporate
> oligarchy and the promoters of the computer-as-God religion.
> Occasionally they run something that's actually good news, such as the
> following:
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> http://www.wired.com/business/2013/05/future-meat/
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> Beyond Meat is a new company that produces veggie-meat that's a drop-in
> replacement for chicken in many recipes. They share the market with
> other companies such as Tofurkey and Boca Burgers. At present most of
> these products are found in the Vegan aisle in supermarkets, but the
> goal of these companies is to put them right next to the meat products
> in the meat section.
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> Veggie-meat tastes good and has great potential to stretch the world's
> food supply. Unlike the moth grubs pictured in the Beeb article, it's
> something you'd choose to eat and enjoy eating.
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> So far the oligarchy is ignoring veggie-meat. Funding for veggie-meat
> companies typically comes from "angel investors" who consider themselves
> rebels and often have altruistic motives alongside the profit motive.
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> The oligarchy's mission, should you choose to acquiesce, is to make you
> submit. Eating bugs is not about preventing hunger, it's about cultural
> shock & awe: getting you to do something that grosses you out and makes
> you want to throw up, the easier to get you to submit to other
> depredations over time.
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> But as Beyond Meat shows, you don't have to submit, as long as you're
> willing to think for yourself, and exercise your own free will.
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> -G.
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> On 13-05-14-Tue 12:07 AM, GtwoG PublicOhOne wrote:
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>> YOs-
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>> The oligarchy has its own vision of the World of Tomorrow, and the world
>> they're preparing for us to live in whether we like it or not. I'll be
>> writing occasional pieces about items in the news, to point out what's
>> behind the chirpy spin. This is the first of many. Fasten your seat
>> belts and keep a barf bag handy.
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>> -G.
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>> Let Them Eat Bugs.
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>> The United Nations today released a report that touted the benefits of
>> eating insects as a solution to world hunger.
>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-22508439
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>> Hint: it's not really about hunger, it's about making you sub