Interesting take! I've historically been concerned that as developing countries get richer, things get worse for animals since people start buying more meat. But you're right that eventually people may get rich enough to pay extra for humanely-farmed products.
It seems like whether economic growth will be good for animals depends on:
1) How likely it is that developing countries ever get rich enough for humane farming
2) How long it takes them to get there
3) How good humane farming will be in this more abundant world (given it needs to make up for more meat consumption overall)
4) Whether plant-based eating grows faster than wealth does
Interesting take! I've historically been concerned that as developing countries get richer, things get worse for animals since people start buying more meat. But you're right that eventually people may get rich enough to pay extra for humanely-farmed products.
It seems like whether economic growth will be good for animals depends on:
1) How likely it is that developing countries ever get rich enough for humane farming
2) How long it takes them to get there
3) How good humane farming will be in this more abundant world (given it needs to make up for more meat consumption overall)
4) Whether plant-based eating grows faster than wealth does