Going vegan doesn't make you a pussy, Nimai Delgado, and world record holding vegan strongman Patrik Baboumian
It is cruel to kill an animal that doesn't want to die. It is unnecessary cruelty. Vegan diets are nutritionally adequate
I would counter a part of this by saying that ceasing to eat meat does not necessarily mean we would be unable to feed the population. Land use, for example, may not be higher in a society that does not eat meat, because animals use up resources/land before we kill them.
I would also use the Netherlands as an example of a country that can produce a massive amount of food whilst only having a very small landmass in comparison to other countries. They are, or at least were, the second largest food exporter in the world. They use indoor growing facilities to achieve this.
I would counter a part of this by saying that ceasing to eat meat does not necessarily mean we would be unable to feed the population. Land use, for example, may not be higher in a society that does not eat meat, because animals use up resources/land before we kill them.
I would also use the Netherlands as an example of a country that can produce a massive amount of food whilst only having a very small landmass in comparison to other countries. They are, or at least were, the second largest food exporter in the world. They use indoor growing facilities to achieve this.
I have considered it. Then I've considered what would happen if everyone went vegan.
I have my doubts that an entire population of 7 (nearly 8) billion people can do that. We'd have to eat a much more diverse range of produce to make up for the nutrition lost from meat, and that would likely drive up the price more than it would production. There's only so much arable land on Earth, and the only land available would likely be the bankrupt former ranches, which aren't always necessarily suitable places to grow corn or anything.
I don't have anything against the people who do live this way and can afford it, but I don't think it's worth my time/money/energy. I'd rather focus that more on reducing the suffering of human beings, and just wait until lab-grown meat becomes profitable.
But it is very noble of you to do your part in reducing the suffering of life in general.