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Techno optimism, meet tragedy of the commons.

Theres a billion or so Indians that might suggest otherwise


Milk products are very prominent in many Indians’ diets. I wouldn’t be surprised if India’s milk consumption per capita is the highest in the world, given a large proportion of Indians avoid meat, so they might source more protein/fat from milk products.

If it’s not, it’s probably just poverty holding back consumption.

Edit: upon second reading, I realize techterrier was probably refuting only the steak part of sudo_cowsay’s comment


India is about 100th in milk consumption per capita, consuming less than a third the average of the top 10.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_milk_cons...


It's also poverty holding back millionaire consumption.

There was a research, which I can't be arsed to google with mobile, that compared western vegan diet and Indian omnivore and, yup you guessed it, the western version was less costly in terms of future proof.

But as with the zillionaires the human predicament depends on weather we muster the courage to limit ourselves or die to the extinction that's already manifesting itself in forms like forest fires, droughts and crop losses.


India is among the largest beef exporter in the world.


Does this make the vegetarians not exist?


yes, closed ones.


Technically correct! The best kind of correct.


Aliens.


lots of folks would probably cheer the odd data center getting lit up!


birds arent real


sure, but if the blacksmith starting passing off really shitty horseshoes he'd get driven out of town


The problem with cars isn't routing, its geometry. Cars cant be fixed. Build more trains and trams and busses and bike lanes already.


And enshrine remote working in law, so much of our commuting is utterly unnecessary.


this is called the pub


I agree its Nick


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