I love a steak but i am equally a lover of animals, no not just the taste!
I would yeah, if you can show me a pork shoulder i can't distinguish from the real thing my bbq's would see that slapped on no problem. I imagine it a while though before i can make a beef rib and brisket burger though and it being indisquinshable from the real thing.
On the side of me that loves animals. it will impact that a lot. British cattle are pretty well looked after and have a good life. Even the smell of freshly spreak cow muck has it's charms along with simply seeing them go about their cow business in fields.I also like the idea of cow much being the nutrient base for my veggies. I find the symbiosis of that comforting as opposed to chemical fertilizers.
If we could hit a stage where all livestock lived a good life without restraint of their needs and nature, caged hens for example of something i dislike; With the end being just that, no pain just gone instantly, no forboding walks into pens as such etc... That i find reasonable to.
If lab grown meat becomes the norm, then a deep sense of being part of nature will be lost. I am not against it but the loss of a part of our way of life since we stopped to farm as a species would also be a sad loss at the same time.
The ideal for myself would be lab grown forcing regular farming to become "niche" with live cams of how the animals are kept at farms etc. People would pay a premium for that, at least for a few generations. It deserves a lot of debate on the cultural, ethical repercussions etc. One of the few debates worth having i think.
I will watch this thread keenly, i am very interested in peoples positions on this.