• fart@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    it’s about the scale at which these items are consumed - eating meat every day was pretty much unheard of until the advent of capitalism

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        1 year ago

        Fresh or preserved (salted or dried) meat has existed as long as people have paid for them. Even ice was used for a while prior to refrigeration.