Not sure about you, but, I’m walking away. It’s not safe to be around doomsday cultists
What Happens When Diners Are Shown Climate Warning Labels on Meat Dishes
The power of the graphic health warning images on cigarette packages that entered widespread usage in the early 2000s has been well studied. Research shows they were successful in deterring people from smoking. In an era of unchecked planetary warming, some researchers wonder whether such a tactic could boost more sustainable behavior. It’s been tried at the gas pump (with inconclusive results) and now researchers are targeting meat.
It seems like it could work. Including a climate warning label on meat dishes in a U.K. experiment reduced how often participants chose meat by 7.4%, according to a new study published in the journal Appetite. Not only that, but the research suggests people would be okay with a policy requiring these types of labels.
Heck of a difference between smoking and eating a tasty cowburger
Led by Jack Hughes, a postgraduate researcher at Durham University’s psychology department, the study surveyed 1,001 adults in the U.K. Four groups of participants were asked to imagine they were in a university cafeteria and had to choose among four dinner options: meat, fish, vegetarian, and vegan. In one group, the meat option came with a warning label that read “Eating meat contributes to poor health,” paired with an image of someone having a heart attack. This saw an 8.8% drop in meat meal choices, compared to the control group. Another group was shown the climate warning label with a picture of deforestation—leading to a 7.4% decrease, while the third got a pandemic warning label with an image of exotic meat. This cut meat choices by 10%.
So, 7.4% are morons falling for guilting people with doomy graphics and no science
As part of the U.K.’s strategy to cut emissions, the Committee on Climate Change, which advises the government on its net-zero plans, has called for meat consumption in the country to be cut by 20% by 2030. It was surprising, Hughes told TIME via email, “how large the effect of these labels was”—he thinks they could get the U.K. about halfway to its target.
Perhaps all those Britons should be asking if all the people pushing this are cutting down on their own meat consumption, or if it’s just for the peasants.
The proper reaction to such a warning label is to buy the largest steak on the menu.
Also: start carrying cash, to tip the waitress in cash, rather than on your debit card where the owner has to report her tips to the Infernal Revenue Service. Since moving back to the Bluegrass State, I’ve learned just how many businesses will give you a discount for cash. Now, I don’t know these businesses reason for this, but if it saves us money, why not?
The proper reaction to such a warning label is to buy the largest steak on the menu.
That’ll Teach them!!
tip the waitress in cash to stop the gubmint from collecting taxes!!
That’ll lower the national debt!!
In some large urban areas, many restaurants and other retailers do not accept cash due to democrats breaking in and stealing the cash, often with significant property damage. Doesn’t mean you can’t tip in cash, I do at times.
Life in the big city.