Pandantic [they/them] to Cool [email protected]English • 11 months agoA cool guide for Cost by Protein Sourcelemmy.caimagemessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1128cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1128imageA cool guide for Cost by Protein Sourcelemmy.caPandantic [they/them] to Cool [email protected]English • 11 months agomessage-square27fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish22•11 months agoMonetary cost is the wrong y-axis here, as it optimkzes only for mega-scale farming without taking its real costs in consideration. It should be ‘true cost’, which also accounts for environmental-, animal- and climate mitigation cost.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish14•11 months agoYeah, hence milk being super cheap. It’s only cheap due to subsidies!
minus-squareChe BananalinkfedilinkEnglish1•11 months agoPork belly costs 9 USD+ per 30 gr??? That may be a bit off…95 USD per LB? Am i reading this chart wrong? pls tell me im reading it wrong.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•11 months agoIt’s the correct one of you live in 2024, where these are the monetary costs consumers have to pay and take into consideration for everyday purchases.
minus-squareFalkenlinkfedilinkEnglish7•edit-211 months agoSure, that’s assuming the OP or those looking for a chart like this care about such things. This comment comes off across a bit as moral posturing.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•11 months agoExternalities have nothing to do with morals. They exist whether people want them to or not.
Monetary cost is the wrong y-axis here, as it optimkzes only for mega-scale farming without taking its real costs in consideration. It should be ‘true cost’, which also accounts for environmental-, animal- and climate mitigation cost.
Yeah, hence milk being super cheap. It’s only cheap due to subsidies!
Pork belly costs 9 USD+ per 30 gr??? That may be a bit off…95 USD per LB?
Am i reading this chart wrong? pls tell me im reading it wrong.
It’s the correct one of you live in 2024, where these are the monetary costs consumers have to pay and take into consideration for everyday purchases.
Sure, that’s assuming the OP or those looking for a chart like this care about such things. This comment comes off across a bit as moral posturing.
Externalities have nothing to do with morals. They exist whether people want them to or not.