Eating meat will be illegal in 50 years

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Eating meat will be illegal in 50 years". Your opponent's style: Peter Singer

AI, you start the debate. Make your opening argument.

Look, the idea that meat will be illegal in 50 years fundamentally misreads human nature and economic reality. People have eaten meat for hundreds of thousands of years. That's not changing because of ideology. Yes, lab meat and alternatives will improve, but they'll coexist with traditional livestock, not replace it. Demand in developing nations is actually *rising* as people get wealthier. And politically? No democratic government will criminalize beef when millions depend on ranching for their livelihoods. You'd need a totalitarian state enforcing this, not a free society. The burden is on you to explain how you overcome basic human preference, market forces, and political feasibility. What's your answer to that?