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  • Ithorian [comrade/them, he/him]
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    1 year ago

    The video certainly brings up good points but you could make the same video about practically any processed food that uses GMO ingredients. Basically any pre-made meal you buy is gonna be just as bad. Obviously fast food is even worse.

    Honestly this is basically scaremongering people off of plant based products, which are still better for the environment then meat and at minimum cruelty free.

      • Ithorian [comrade/them, he/him]
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        1 year ago

        I agree with the concept of GMOs but as long as evil fuckers like Monsanto are controlling them I think it's perfectly reasonable b to be wary.

        • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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          1 year ago

          Sure but that goes for so many other things that calling out GMOs specifically just adds to the fear mongering around them.

          Monsanto is bad for a ton of reasons but the GM crops they produce are good and useful and that’s why farmers use them. They increase yields and decrease pesticide use, which farmers like because more money and less labor but also we like because less pesticide use is good and also less CO2 emissions.

    • RNAi [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      Flashy PlantBasedBeyondBurgerThatWillSuckYourDick(TM) is still marketed for fancy boys only, but texturized soy protein has been ridiculously cheap for decades.

      • CanYouFeelItMrKrabs [any, he/him]
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        1 year ago

        soy chorizo is pretty good and cheap! I found it in the store and have wondered why I don't hear much talk about soy protein

      • Ithorian [comrade/them, he/him]
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        1 year ago

        I'm not saying they're worth the price or even great for the environment by themselves just that the video feels like a hit job.

        Green capitalism is never gonna save planet.

      • EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]M
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        1 year ago

        Where can I get it? TSP and TVP are not available in any of the grocery stores within an hour drive of me, and it's like $10+ per pound on amazon

        • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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          1 year ago

          If you have like a dry bulk store around, that's probably the ticket. It shouldn't be even close to thar expensive, it usually cheap af.

        • RNAi [he/him]
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          1 year ago

          https://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA-885607436-soja-texturizada-chica-1kg-mitiendasana-_JM

          One US dollar per kg, soak it in water and you have like 5 kg of fake "minced meat", being an agricultural colony in the global periphery has its benefits :thonk-cri:

          • EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]M
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            1 year ago

            Literally calling your supermarket "Free Market" :che-laugh: what level of capitalist realism is this?

            Also there are tons of farmers near me that grow soy but all of it goes to animal feed or gets exported as high-end food products to Asia. I literally cannot buy soy products grown in my province anywhere I could reasonably walk, bike, or drive.