Opinion They want us to eat bugs

[Goonerview]

Almost every week or so, on the BBC or Guardian websites there is always an article outline the “benefits of eating insects” and “how they are better than beef” …

Lo’ and behold, this morning there is another article:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220720-why-insects-are-the-sustainable-superfood-of-the-future

IMO, the answer to reducing CO2 emissions is to restructure cities and infrastructure to reduce car dependency, as well as curbing the “fast fashion” industry … trying to make everyone eat bugs is kind of perverse.

 

[KeithHackneyballpunch]

I mean, if you think about it, shrimp, crayfish are pretty damn close to bugs.

 

[Poon Goon]

I mean, if you think about it, shrimp, crayfish are pretty damn close to bugs.

I eat so many shrimp I got iodine poisoning

 

[HARRISON_3]

Trainers hate them?

 

[Goonerview]

Trainers hate them?

I’m waiting for “insect gains” channel on YouTube.

 

[Pliny Pete]

I eat chapulines, they're good with garlic and lime sauce

 

[Misfit23]

80% of the world already eats insects as a part of their diet. The horror....

 

[Super_Nintendo]

 

[Super_Nintendo]

80% of the world already eats insects as a part of their diet. The horror....

You mean like the third world...

 

[Goonerview]

80% of the world already eats insects as a part of their diet. The horror....

If there is an organic, grass roots demand to eat bugs, then fine. But, this seems to be social engineering by our overlords.

 

[GoldenWolf87]

From the article.

Not only are they packed with nutrients but they are less harmful to the climate too.

Are they forgetting bacteria's that those insects can carry?

 

[Mr. Shickadance]

There could be no other reason for writing eat bugs articles other than a global conspiracy. Remind us again how you’re a whites guy living in an Asian country who happened to hate immigrants yet you yourself are one. Possibly also in a country that eats bugs

 

[emefer]

Almost every week or so, on the BBC or Guardian websites there is always an article outline the “benefits of eating insects” and “how they are better than beef” …

Lo’ and behold, this morning there is another article:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220720-why-insects-are-the-sustainable-superfood-of-the-future

IMO, the answer to reducing CO2 emissions is to restructure cities and infrastructure to reduce car dependency, as well as curbing the “fast fashion” industry … trying to make everyone eat bugs is kind of perverse.

They’re just preparing you for what your are going to have to do sans cannibalism or going vegan.

 

[jamel]

I’m waiting for “insect gains” channel on YouTube.

They already have a cricket protein powder…

 

[Super_Nintendo]

Lookie lookie! 30% of the edible samples had parasites that could harm humans!


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6613697/

A parasitological evaluation of edible insects and their role in the transmission of parasitic diseases to humans and animals

The experimental material comprised samples of live insects (imagines) from 300 household farms and pet stores, including 75 mealworm farms, 75 house cricket farms, 75 Madagascar hissing cockroach farms and 75 migrating locust farms. Parasites were detected in 244 (81.33%) out of 300 (100%) examined insect farms. In 206 (68.67%) of the cases, the identified parasites were pathogenic for insects only; in 106 (35.33%) cases, parasites were potentially parasitic for animals; and in 91 (30.33%) cases, parasites were potentially pathogenic for humans. Edible insects are an underestimated reservoir of human and animal parasites.

 

[Mr. Shickadance]

I blame joe rogan

 

[kenetics]

Almost every week or so, on the BBC or Guardian websites there is always an article outline the “benefits of eating insects” and “how they are better than beef” …

Lo’ and behold, this morning there is another article:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220720-why-insects-are-the-sustainable-superfood-of-the-future

IMO, the answer to reducing CO2 emissions is to restructure cities and infrastructure to reduce car dependency, as well as curbing the “fast fashion” industry … trying to make everyone eat bugs is kind of perverse.

To be fair, Ive heard about bugs having more protein than beef for the past 15 years. Don't know if it's true but this just didn't pop up.

 

[Super_Nintendo]

All brought to you by the commie fascist globalist dictators that want you to own nothing and be okay with it.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021...ts-the-role-they-deserve-in-our-food-systems/

 

[Super_Nintendo]

These tyrants want us living like we're in the third world. "It's more equitable".

 

[Hellowhosthat]

All sorts of stuff on BBC Future dude. You're onto something

The best way to brush your teeth - BBC Future - They want us to brush our teeth differently!

The coffee with zero air miles - BBC Future - They want us to grow coffee at home!

Why sunscreen is not enough to prevent sunburns - BBC Future - They want us to stop our kids getting sunburn!