Hypothesis
The advent of cultured meat will change the perception and interaction humans have with animals --- gathering all species under one flag, very much like steam machines ignited human rights for humans.
The "Let's buy a slave to do the job!" option in agriculture turned into a --> "Well, I guess this never-tired steam machine offers a better return on investment, so why buy a slave? ", and finally became a --> "Hey guys, maybe we should end slavery...".
Steam revolution exposed this cognitive dissonance that was going on for centuries, and slowly de-normalized the coping mechanisms (racial hierarchy) people use to secure their needs (work supply).
Reasoning
Back in the late 18th century the ability to substitute slaves with steam powered machineries shifted the lens through which we looked at slavery.The "Let's buy a slave to do the job!" option in agriculture turned into a --> "Well, I guess this never-tired steam machine offers a better return on investment, so why buy a slave? ", and finally became a --> "Hey guys, maybe we should end slavery...".
Steam revolution exposed this cognitive dissonance that was going on for centuries, and slowly de-normalized the coping mechanisms (racial hierarchy) people use to secure their needs (work supply).
Likewise, abundant cultured beef may slowly end the coping mechanism we created long ago to dissociate us from the slaughtery of other living beings.
And if killing animals is no longer justified by our meat consumption needs, then speciesism shoud slowly fade into history, opening the doors to a new era of economic and behavioral interactions with other species.
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