Pandantic [they/them]@midwest.social to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 months agoA cool guide for Cost by Protein Sourcelemmy.caimagemessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down112 cross-posted to: frugal@lemmy.world
arrow-up1110arrow-down1imageA cool guide for Cost by Protein Sourcelemmy.caPandantic [they/them]@midwest.social to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square27fedilink cross-posted to: frugal@lemmy.world
minus-squarethefluffiest@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down12·5 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-squarekralk@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·5 months agoYeah, hence milk being super cheap. It’s only cheap due to subsidies!
minus-squareFalken@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down3·edit-25 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-squareStereoTrespasser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoExternalities have nothing to do with morals. They exist whether people want them to or not.
minus-squareChe Banana@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 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-squarephotonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down8·5 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.
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!
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.
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.