And I suppose some people have "needs" that many would not consider moral... but, still, human metabolism work better with ample sources of protein, and our gut length and digestive systems can't extract or synthesise it well enough from most vegetable sources. Until very recently excluding animal proteins from one's diet led to shorter people in poorer health.
Powdered milk is an important part of emergency relief supplies for a reason.
-- Steve could certainly see a drift away from using livestock to synthetic sources (aka "carniculture" or "vat meat") but not a complete renouncement of animal tissues.
PS: Or maybe I could, with a thriving black market in dog steaks and rabbit legs as a result. Speakeasy grills... now, there's a SFnal idea I haven't seen used much.
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Powdered milk is an important part of emergency relief supplies for a reason.
-- Steve could certainly see a drift away from using livestock to synthetic sources (aka "carniculture" or "vat meat") but not a complete renouncement of animal tissues.
PS: Or maybe I could, with a thriving black market in dog steaks and rabbit legs as a result. Speakeasy grills... now, there's a SFnal idea I haven't seen used much.