This is more of DeSantis' culture war. That's his go-to and it seems to work for him in his moderately-sized fiefdom. Maybe not so well on a national stage, but he really seems to be dialed into the mind of Florida Man. Its weird and new so it must be woke Satanic nonsense. Dude has a serious case of Future Shock.
Fake meat more expensive than real meat. Lab grown stuff probably tastes better than insects, but less healthier like all the other processed fake meat alternatives,
This is nitpicky as hell - but wasn't the 00's idea of "Florida Man" epitomized by like snorting bath salts and the trying to make out with an alligator while holding a frozen margarita in an airsick bag? Like a very Joe Dirt version of mentally disordered freedom. Pudding Fingers DeSantis is the opposite of this concept of freedom - he is literally only ever in the news in his role as governor for banning various things - generally anything that goes against a very narrow version of white primacy focused/MAGA adjacent monoculture is going to be banned - that's why he appeals to one trick ponies of the @AroundTheWorld - @tinman ilk. Florida Man has lost his way, if this indeed be him
As far as I understood it, he supports the ban. (I have no opinion on the topic yet, just following.)
If lab-grown meat tastes the same or better, is better for the environment, is healthier and more cost-effective, who cares where it came from? All due respect and love to my cattle rancher friends, of whom I actually do have a few, the biggest issue with ranching is the environmental impact, which is 100% a 'now' issue. If traditional cattle ranching can keep up with these points I am all for eating 'traditional' beef. And let's be honest, there is still demand for other cattle by-products like leather and bones....but I guess they can grow that stuff, too.
It's the industrialization of farming and ranching that's the problem, not farming and ranching in-and-of itself. If people want to eat lab grown stuff, go for it. I do believe that the labeling restrictions that the farm bureau and other trade groups are pushing are a good thing.
What is the rationale behind the ban? Are there alleged concerns about possible health risks for humans who consume lab-grown meat? Or do we jump to the (possibly correct) conclusion that this is just lobby-based protectionism for a particular industry? I once met an Israeli founder (actually in Davos, I think) who told me that his business is about growing lab-grown meat. I found the idea interesting, but didn't do any research.
