WHO IS SO UNHAPPY WITH THE WAY GOD MADE FOOD THAT WE'RE NOW GROWING MEAT IN MACHINES?

I don't know whether to laugh or worry anymore. Honestly, what is happening to humanity? Every day somebody wakes up with a new idea, and somehow we are
expected to clap, celebrate and move on as though everything makes sense.

Now they are growing meat in machines. Yes, meat. The same meat we have been eating for generations. Apparently, ordinary farming is no longer enough. We must now take animal cells, put them in specialised machines, feed them nutrients and wait for them to multiply until we have something that can be processed and sold as meat.

WHO ASKED FOR THIS?

I am genuinely trying to understand why we are making life so complicated. I want my chicken. I want my beef, pork, goat and lamb. I want them traditionally raised, slaughtered and prepared. I don't want to have to explain why I prefer my meat to come from an actual animal rather than a manufacturing facility.

 In 2013, a Dutch scientist presented the first publicly unveiled laboratory-grown beef burger. Singapore became the first country to approve cultivated chicken for commercial sale in 2020, produced by an American company called GOOD Meat. The United States followed in 2023, after its own regulatory process. And the reasons? Apparently, they want to reduce animal slaughter, use less land and water, and reduce environmental damage. Now, I don't know about you, but I find some of these arguments rather interesting. We have land, we have water, we have farmers and we have animals. Why has the solution suddenly become manufacturing our food? Is everything now about saving resources, reducing costs and finding another way to commercialise something?

For me, this is starting to look less like innovation and more like an obsession with controlling production. What happens to the land? What happens to the farmers? Who owns these factories? Who benefits financially? And why must we automatically accept that this is a better future? Let animals be animals, please! Let chickens grow, let cows graze and let farmers do what farmers have been doing. Obviously, we need better farming practices. Animal cruelty is real, and I am not defending it. But we can address cruelty without turning our food into another industrial experiment. And speaking of animal cruelty, I already know some people are celebrating this development. Particularly some of the vegans and vegetarians who have spent years arguing with meat-eaters on social media. Now, before anyone misunderstands me, I respect people's dietary choices. You want to be vegan? Be vegan. You want to be vegetarian? That's your business. But some of you really need to learn to respect people who enjoy meat too!

We've seen the comments, the videos and the constant lectures whenever somebody posts a plate of chicken. Suddenly, everyone eating meat must explain themselves. Now that there's an alternative being developed, some people seem particularly pleased. But who said the rest of us were waiting for somebody to manufacture our chicken?

I love my protein, thank you very much!

Traditional meat provides protein, iron, zinc and vitamin B12. Protein helps build and repair muscles and body tissues, while these other nutrients support important functions in the body. Of course, there are other sources of protein, and eating a balanced diet matters. But there is nothing wrong with enjoying traditionally produced meat. What worries me is what happens when this industry grows. Today, cultivated meat is presented as another choice. But what if manufacturing becomes cheaper and traditional meat becomes increasingly expensive? What if ordinary families eventually buy these products simply because they cannot afford what they actually prefer?

And what about farmers? Large companies with expensive technology could eventually become serious competitors. We cannot ignore the possibility that small-scale farmers and traditional agricultural businesses could be affected. I also want to know what we actually know about the long-term effects of regularly consuming these products. They have undergone food-safety assessments, but that doesn't mean we have decades of evidence from people eating them throughout their lives. Consumers deserve clear information, not just marketing promises. I am not saying that every new technology is bad. I am saying that not everything needs to be reinvented. Sometimes, improving what we already have is enough. I want my future children, grandchildren and generations after them to enjoy traditional meals. I want them to have a choice. I don't want traditional food to become a luxury while manufactured alternatives become the cheaper option for ordinary people.

And to those making these decisions, whatever your intentions are, please understand that people have every right to question you. We are talking about what goes into our bodies. This is not a small conversation.

I LOVE MY MEAT. And I don't need a machine to convince me that it has found a better way to give me what I already have.

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