If aliens visited Earth and studied our food systems, they'd see:
System A: Self-replicating biological machines that run on rainwater and grass, convert inedible plants into complete nutrition, build soil as a byproduct, require zero external energy, operate autonomously, produce secondary products (leather, tallow, gelatin, fertilizer), and have functioned successfully for 10,000+ years.
System B: Industrial facilities requiring constant electricity, petroleum-based inputs, pharmaceutical-grade manufacturing, genetic modification, chemical extraction, synthetic supplementation, global supply chains, plastic packaging, and extensive regulation to produce nutritionally inferior substitutes for what System A makes naturally.
The aliens would ask: "Why are you trying to replace System A with System B?"
We'd answer: "Because System A produces methane."
Aliens: "But methane is part of a natural cycle that's existed for millions of years. System B requires fossil fuels that add new carbon permanently."
Us: "Yes, but people feel good about System B."
Aliens: "Feelings over function?"
Us: "Welcome to Earth."
The cow is the most elegant food technology ever evolved.
We're trying to replace it with something worse because we've confused complexity with progress.
Sometimes the old way isn't just better.
It's the only thing that actually works.
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