Banning is impossible in democracies because doing so would be wildly unpopular and sure to leave the door wide open to opposition parties promising to repeal the ban.
You are correct that we need a more preferable alternative. Our best shot is probably lab-grown meat, which unfortunately is now banned in FL because some conservatives have chosen to make it a culture war issue. However, perhaps it will gain traction elsewhere. Really we need massive government support - a moon shot for lab-grown meat - to accelerate its development.
> lab-grown meat, which unfortunately is now banned in FL
Unless Florida is no longer a democracy, I don't see how these two statement square. It's clearly possible to ban things with enough political will, no matter how smart or stupid the ban is.
It's straightforward to square the statements. The first one is about expected political will. The second one is about something that happened with sufficient political will.
Because meat is popular and lab-grown meat is not. I’m not saying banning anything is impossible. I’m saying banning meat is impossible. Banning lab-grown meat is easy. It doesn’t take much political will to ban an unpopular, unknown or early-stage technology.
I know just what you’re saying, agree, and think you accidentally overlooked one other proven alternative: centuries of lentils and grains complete essential amino wisdom used in parts of India and likely elsewhere.
