Lab grown chocolate

Not a hope in Hell.
I will steadfastly refuse to accept lab-grown anything while I'm still alive, and that includes fish, meat, vegetables, fruit, or girlfriends.
Titles like this:
"It could eventually cut down on the production of traditional chocolate, which degrades soil and requires much fertilizer and pesticides"
actually make me mad, because they're usually written by a horde of whiny, let's-save-the-planet Greta Thunberg look alikes who've probably never seen the real world outside of Surbiton and spend most of their days attached to a smart phone.
 
karadekoolaid said:
Not a hope in Hell.
I will steadfastly refuse to accept lab-grown anything while I'm still alive, and that includes fish, meat, vegetables, fruit, or girlfriends.
Titles like this:
"It could eventually cut down on the production of traditional chocolate, which degrades soil and requires much fertilizer and pesticides"
actually make me mad, because they're usually written by a horde of whiny, let's-save-the-planet Greta Thunberg look alikes who've probably never seen the real world outside of Surbiton and spend most of their days attached to a smart phone.
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So you’re saying there’s a chance then? :laugh:
 
karadekoolaid said:
Not a hope in Hell.
I will steadfastly refuse to accept lab-grown anything while I'm still alive, and that includes fish, meat, vegetables, fruit, or girlfriends.
Titles like this:
"It could eventually cut down on the production of traditional chocolate, which degrades soil and requires much fertilizer and pesticides"
actually make me mad, because they're usually written by a horde of whiny, let's-save-the-planet Greta Thunberg look alikes who've probably never seen the real world outside of Surbiton and spend most of their days attached to a smart phone.
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This right here.
 
karadekoolaid said:
Not a hope in Hell.
I will steadfastly refuse to accept lab-grown anything while I'm still alive, and that includes fish, meat, vegetables, fruit, or girlfriends.
Titles like this:
"It could eventually cut down on the production of traditional chocolate, which degrades soil and requires much fertilizer and pesticides"
actually make me mad, because they're usually written by a horde of whiny, let's-save-the-planet Greta Thunberg look alikes who've probably never seen the real world outside of Surbiton and spend most of their days attached to a smart phone.
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While the media love to put a face to things like this (it makes their jobs easier), there’s usually some sound science behind it as well.

Most of us (myself included) like our science dumbed down…way, way down, which ultimately damages resolving or at least mitigating the underlying issue, so it’s not just a bunch of “whiny” types…that’s just what makes it on the evening news.
 
TastyReuben said:
While the media love to put a face to things like this (it makes their jobs easier), there’s usually some sound science behind it as well.

Most of us (myself included) like our science dumbed down…way, way down, which ultimately damages resolving or at least mitigating the underlying issue, so it’s not just a bunch of “whiny” types…that’s just what makes it on the evening news.
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News and newspapers are written for a 5th or 6th grade reading level. 🤔
 
karadekoolaid said:
Not a hope in Hell.
I will steadfastly refuse to accept lab-grown anything while I'm still alive, and that includes fish, meat, vegetables, fruit, or girlfriends.
Titles like this:
"It could eventually cut down on the production of traditional chocolate, which degrades soil and requires much fertilizer and pesticides"
actually make me mad, because they're usually written by a horde of whiny, let's-save-the-planet Greta Thunberg look alikes who've probably never seen the real world outside of Surbiton and spend most of their days attached to a smart phone.
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This is in fact an intelligent and balanced article. Its certainly not written from an evangelistic point of view. If you read further its says:

Cacao trees are often farmed on deforested land, degrading soil and requiring heavy doses of fertilizer and pesticides. But “the socioeconomic consequences of rolling out [lab-grown chocolate] at large scale could be huge for the smallholder farmers in West Africa”, who rely on cacao sales for their livelihood, says Sophia Carodenuto, a political geographer specializing in global food systems at the University of Victoria.

“Lab-grown chocolate may be innovative, but it can’t replace the heritage, livelihoods and soul behind real cocoa,” says Shirley Temeng-Asomaning, founder and CEO of Chocolate Mall, a Ghana-based confectionery company. “My hope is that science will complement and not compete with the farmers who built this industry, and that technology helps make chocolate more sustainable, not less human.”
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The article isn't advocating it to be a good thing per se. Its offering various perspectives.
 
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