> * Mandatory food labelling of products, detailed information about the origin and production methods used to produce said product.
What if I Don't Care.
There's this weird assumption that information/education will lead people to share your viewpoint. It won't. I am fully aware of the impact that cattle farming has on the environment. I still eat beef whenever I want with literally zero concern.
I know that I can live without meat. I know that it's entirely possible to eat food that has a lower impact on the environment. It doesn't mean that I'm going to do either of those things. That doesn't make me uninformed or ill-educated. It just means my "utility function" is different to yours.
>There's this weird assumption that information/education will lead people to share your viewpoint.
Is there? I don't think anyone thinks labelling is going to magically make people who don't care make different choices, they just think it will allow people who do care to actually make choices at all.
You're one person. Adding nutrition information to labels isn't meant to change your behavior, specifically. It's meant to change lots of people's behavior.
> It just means my "utility function" is different to yours.
Most people include "social recognition" into their utility function.
Spreading the idea that "eating too much beef is 'bad'" might actually alter the behavior of those who want to be "'good' citizens".
(please note I'm not advocating for the method here ; although I certainly see how it could work, I have no idea how much it actually does)
What if I Don't Care.
There's this weird assumption that information/education will lead people to share your viewpoint. It won't. I am fully aware of the impact that cattle farming has on the environment. I still eat beef whenever I want with literally zero concern.
I know that I can live without meat. I know that it's entirely possible to eat food that has a lower impact on the environment. It doesn't mean that I'm going to do either of those things. That doesn't make me uninformed or ill-educated. It just means my "utility function" is different to yours.