Is the railway system for his personal use? Rail is good if it’s public transport (and cargo). There was a tradition, some time ago, of rich people getting their own railways and trains. But now they have jets and yachts.

I have an Italian relative who got several gastric surgeries in order to keep eating lots of cheese and meat. They have a huge superiority complex over their “cucina”, much like the French.

Partly to blame is how the “Mediterranean Diet” has been promoted as something geographic, which means cultural, instead of the actual substance. So perhaps people who live in the area think of themselves as already doing it because they’re there, and not realizing that the MD is defined, even has a score system, and it’s mostly plants.

Perhaps the paper you saw was focused more on stroke than on CVD: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2633/2022/06/G20-CVD-Report_vFinal.pdf

I could rant about this for hours. Let’s see what BBC says…

Thought so. It’s trying to find the middle ground and talking about “UPF science” like it’s the the law of gravity, instead of recognizing that it’s a novel science with little evidence and a very shoddy classification system.

Most of the “UPF is the Devil” proponents don’t seem to understand that it’s a trojan horse for Big Meat.

That makes it even more difficult.

Do you know how hard it is to have 4D taste?

Who is your favorite visual artist?

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This is a chill space

Asking me to pick favorites is not chill. I put A LOT of thought into “taste”.

Carnist Business As Usual

Correct, it’s caused by being relatively rich.

Cars are luxuries. Electric cars are more expensive luxuries.

Does the shirt say:

Plant Punisher

?

Because LOL

There can be an agroforestry version, but probably not at a large scale with massive consumption globally.

Be careful with the order of those.