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crawling-alreadygirl t1_ir0hjwj wrote

>Nowhere in that article does it say who is eating insects currently and what amount of insects make up their current diet.

>Nowadays, 2 billion people and 3000 ethnic groups still eat the 2,100 edible insects of the globe, yet in the Western world it remains a taboo topic 

>If insects are so enjoyable to eat why are certain groups making such a massive effort to convince everyone they are great?

Because insects are nutritious and sustainable, even though they're currently taboo in the west.

>No one is paying celebrities millions to convince people that steak is good.

You sure?

https://www.statista.com/statistics/470422/sausages-and-other-prepared-meats-products-industry-ad-spend-usa/

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[deleted] t1_ir0ocma wrote

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crawling-alreadygirl t1_ir0y873 wrote

>You think Asians are all living in bamboo huts in the middle of the jungle eating insects?

No

>These people eat a wide variety of dishes, stir fried meats, meats and noodles and rice, barbecue fish, pork, chicken, duck.

Yes, and also a variety of insects. There's nothing wrong with that.

>Yes there are Asian countries that eat insects but they do not make up the bulk of their diet

I never said they did. Humans are omnivores.

>No one is serving a big pile of insects on the dinner table as a main meal.

Great job defeating that strawman?

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[deleted] t1_ir10lmp wrote

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crawling-alreadygirl t1_ir13sq9 wrote

>People like you think we should be putting insects on our sandwiches or making insect lasagna or some shit like that.

Dude, I never said anything like that--just that insects are nutritious, and should be a food source. I don't know where you're getting sammies and lasagna from.

>Your head is full of delusional insect propaganda.

This is a genuinely hilarious line. No notes 😂

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