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  • Qwazpoi@lemmy.worldtoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldAh sweet!
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    1 month ago

    the process still relies on fetal bovine serum (FBS) as a protein-rich growth supplement for animal cell cultures.

    FBS, which costs around £300 to £700 per litre

    That’s a fancy serum made from cow blood

    Also this all comes from a submission to an art museum in 2020, it’s not supposed to be an actual product it’s more of a proof of concept type of thing.



  • Qwazpoi@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.mlcontrarians
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    2 months ago

    I’m sorry that happened. People should be able to have a real discussion about issues without attacking common sense.

    So in that case you would be the contrarian that this post is talking about. It’s almost as though critical thinking is good. Reactionaries may be the most vocal and abundant people on some posts, but that doesn’t mean they are right or willing to take a good look and discuss the topic at hand


  • Qwazpoi@lemmy.worldtoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldWe have found it.
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    6 months ago

    Echoing malthusian sentiments of “there’s not enough food for everyone” is not helping anyone.

    Pointing out the actual problem which is that big farms that exist right now aren’t there to get food to people they are there to make money and they don’t care if it’s sustainable or if anyone gets to eat, is what I did. You’re the one glossing over that.


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    6 months ago

    I don’t think “Food crops cannot sustain the current human population” is the most accurate. I think adding on an “indefinitely” or something similar would be more accurate. The problem is that there’s plenty more land and resources that could go to crops, but it’s more of a problem of how sustainable it is long term.

    Topsoil erosion could outpace soil conservation especially with synthetic fertilizer, but if people aren’t getting food now or in our lifetime then it’s not caused by an inability to grow enough crops. It’s caused by companies being driven by the profit motive. It’s more profitable to let food go to waste than get it to people who can’t afford it.

    Currently the technology is there to make more than enough crops for everyone, but how sustainable that is in the long term is not something that has been a priority. If more effort is put into making factory farming actually sustainable, which is the way things are starting to go although pretty gradually, then the only thing stopping people from getting food is the incentive to destroy/ let it rot rather than take any potential loss from not artificially inflating prices



  • Reddit is trying to clean house and go public. They’ve proven they’ll get rid of mods already so it shouldn’t be about mods playing nice to avoid being replaced (there’s a good chance that’s going to start happening regardless sooner or later). I’d say it’s better to get the point across that reddit has a shit policies, a shit CEO, and is removing mods.

    I understand that you see it as obey or be removed, but it’s going to another shittier alternative next time if reddit gets it’s way this time.

    Reddit is already spinning it as a 6% drop that lasted less than 48 hours. They don’t care what a sub is doing, as long as it’s active it will be helping them in the long run.

    I’d love to see a mass migration away from reddit and I think the most disruption possible should be in order. A mass walkout of mods and a some spam would do much greater damage than memes.