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ThinkBeattoday at 1:06 AM1 replyview on HN

> But don’t be too quick to attribute its failure to the “ick” factor that many > Westerners feel about bugs.

I think this is a weird wording. I dont think you need to limit the ick factor to "Westerners" There are an awful lot of people out there who would feel the "ick" factor.

And even for some of those who do eat insects, they are specific insects, form specific places, prepared in traditional ways.

Not a powder of insects


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Hoasitoday at 9:18 AM

> I think this is a weird wording. I dont think you need to limit the ick factor to "Westerners" There are an awful lot of people out there who would feel the "ick" factor.

Of course, this has nothing to do with “Westerners.” No one in their right mind would want farm animals to be fed insect powder. The fact that the company was allowed to operate and to receive massive funding is the real issue here.

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