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[–] Venator@lemmy.nz -1 points 8 months ago (4 children)

How do you think they would create that damage to the environment if nobody would buy their products?

Selling to other billionaires and governments...

[–] Vegoon@feddit.de 6 points 8 months ago (3 children)

They would sell $165 billion worth of meat, 22% of all meat products consumed in the US to a handful of billionaires and the US government? Ignoring the international business.

Billionaires would never touch that meat. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/10/zuckerberg-cattle-hawaii-beef-environment

[–] Venator@lemmy.nz -3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

China or Russia would probably buy it. Or the US military.

[–] pedalmore@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

How can you possibly think the US military, or any sovereign country, will magically spend an extra $165B a year on meat a year if all of the current consumers magically go vegetarian? Who exactly is going to eat a bunch of extra meat? There will just be fewer meat sales, period, ignoring a short term price drop if everyone magically goes vegetarian on the same day.

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