It's interesting how we accept technology in every part of our lives except food production. Somehow that's meant to stay 'traditional'.
Yet there's nothing traditional about modern farming. We already use technology at every step - from selective breeding to automated milking machines.
The difference is, most of our food tech has focused on efficiency rather than ethics. How to produce more meat, more quickly, more cheaply. Not how to produce it more humanely.
Cultivated meat feels different. For the first time, we're using technology to solve the ethical problems of food production, not just the practical ones.
Sure, there are still challenges to solve. The technology needs to scale. Costs need to come down. Production methods need to improve.
But that's how all innovation works. The first mobile phones were expensive and basic. Now everyone has a smartphone in their pocket.
Sometimes the best use of technology isn't making things faster or cheaper.
Sometimes it's making them better.
