causal
Meat Consumption Spikes at Exit From Poverty
Meat consumption rises sharply at the transition out of poverty (when people can finally afford meat) rather than scaling with continued wealth increases; beyond reaching the middle class, additional wealth has less and less impact on meat quantity, and the wealthiest are increasingly choosing to consume less meat.
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Speaker
Joe WalstonEvidence Quote
“you see a real tail-off in people who have more options, who are wealthier, more privileged, making choices to consume less meat.”
Source
22 | Joe Walston on Conservation, Urbanization, and the Way We Live on Earth— Sean Carroll's MindscapeCreated: 6/13/2026, 3:37:33 AM
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