• ☭ Blursty ☭
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      I can’t imagine the levels of inorganic chemistry required to make pretend chicken. Read the labels on this shit.

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        This is why I don’t eat Beyond Meat and Impossible burgers… they’re likely even worse for you than what they’re purporting to be the healthy alternative to

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            The massive amounts of sodium they add, along with all the other additives to try to make it taste and feel like eating meat

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              only if you accept the same reasoning for medicine

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                Medicine isn’t good for you its just usually better than the alternative.

                Natural isn’t better than man made but you have evolved along with shit that’s in nature to consume I think that’s why the more refined a thing is the more dangerous it is to consume

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                Medicine is scientifically proven to improve health. Fake food is designed to improve profits.

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                  unfalsifiable nonsense. I refuse to argue over “things I like are good, things I dislike are bad” semantic bullshit. if you think medicine of all things isn’t made for profit, I have a series of landmarks to sell you

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                    if you think medicine of all things isn’t made for profit

                    Medicine has existed outside of a profit motive for millennia. Even animals self medicate.

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          I’m sure some marketing suggests these things are healthier, but they’re really just an animal-cruelty free alternative.

          This is like when coworkers ask if a vegan is vegan for health reasons. I’m sure as hell not, I eat like shit lmao. Just no animal products.