/sci/ - Science & Math

t. Someone who actually works in the industry.

There isn't a great conspiracy to force people into eating bugs so they can be malnourished, humiliated, killed, etc. Take your meds. The main drive behind it is profits. Nothing else.
Currently the main users of insect protein are pet food producers, so if you keep any pets be they cats, dogs, fish, etc., they're already eating ze bugs 100%. The main goal right now is to convince people to buy such products for their own consumption as well so the market for it becomes bigger.
And whether you believe in climate change or think environmentalism is relevant the fact is that producing insect protein is way more economical and energy efficient than normal meat. You also need very little space to produce a fuckton per day, something even the plant-based protein industry struggles with. The cost to produce one kg of bug protein is practically minimal compared to meat. If a company can sell you a bug patty over a hamburger patty their profit margins would be SUBSTANTIALLY bigger. That's why there's so much shilling and it's seeming like the elites want to convince you to eat slop, because the companies and the billionaires investing in them just care about money. "Saving the earth" is just another marketing point.

As for taste and nutrition, they honestly aren't that bad but still aren't capable of fully replacing meat. Definitely not unhealthy though. Except the oil, insect butter is pretty hard for the body to process.

In the end it's up to you. If you really don't want it then don't buy it and the market will do the rest.