Eating Bugs Debate

The cluster focuses on discussions about consuming insects as food, featuring memes like 'eat ze bugs,' cultural resistance and disgust, and comparisons to eating other arthropods such as shrimp or lobster.

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Keywords

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Sample Comments

lacker Mar 6, 2020 View on HN

It is kind of like eating bugs.

danielheath Aug 11, 2022 View on HN

Eating crickets, I'd guess.

Nemrod67 Feb 22, 2023 View on HN

You forgot about eating ze bugs ;)

mensetmanusman Feb 2, 2023 View on HN

“inadvertent consumption of arthropods isn’t going to harm you”

3qz Oct 10, 2022 View on HN

Stop trying to convince me to eat bugs

dlphn___xyz Jul 18, 2019 View on HN

so you rather eat bugs than vegetables?

stephencanon Mar 6, 2013 View on HN

It's ok to eat people, but you won't want to once you've seen what they eat and how they live.

GFK_of_xmaspast Mar 20, 2015 View on HN

Kind of interesting how many people would rather eat bugs than not eat meat at all.

amelius Apr 17, 2019 View on HN

Yes, see e.g. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/but-not-simpler/i-hate-...

jacob171714 Apr 4, 2023 View on HN

you'll eat bugs and you'll like it